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Frame sleigh

Parf of speech: Noun, OED Year: N/A, OED Evaluation: N/A

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ExampleMeaning
And sometimes we used to put hay in the bottom of the sleigh and frame. We used to call it a frame sleigh, that's what we used to call it, a frame sleigh. And maybe there'd be ten or twelve of us go out in that sleigh for a drive and sit on- to a party or-something.
A type of sleigh.
ExampleMeaning
Speaker: Well, we had a car. Frame-sleigh. Interviewer: Mm-hm. Speaker: We had a frame-sleigh used to go to church, frame-sleigh. Interviewer: Again with two, four horses or- Speaker: Two horses.
A type of sleigh.
ExampleMeaning
Speaker: What they called a frame sleigh. One big long runner and a nice box on it. Two seats. That was for going to town in the wintertime.
A type of sleigh.
ExampleMeaning
Mm, boys, they got what they called a ah- a frame sleigh with long runners. They were desperate.
A type of sleigh.
Speaker: Oh well the frame sleigh was a big long runner. Interviewer: Mm-hm. Speaker: Single- and then they had a pair. They were nicer for the pitcholes. Didn't get them the same.
A type of sleigh.