Bible Dictionaries
Sledge

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A strong vehicle with low runners or low wheels; or one without wheels or runners, made of plank slightly turned up at one end, used for transporting loads upon the snow, ice, or bare ground; a sled.

(2):

(n.) A hurdle on which, formerly, traitors were drawn to the place of execution.

(3):

(v. i. & t.) To travel or convey in a sledge or sledges.

(4):

(v. t.) A large, heavy hammer, usually wielded with both hands; - called also sledge hammer.

(5):

(n.) A sleigh.

(6):

(n.) A game at cards; - called also old sledge, and all fours.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Sledge'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/sledge.html. 1828.