Sleigh vs Sleighful - What's the difference?
sleigh | sleighful |
(obsolete) Sly
A vehicle, generally pulled by an animal, which moves over snow or ice on runners, used for transporting persons or goods.
As much as a sleigh will hold.
* 1931 , Robert L. May, Rudolph'', ''The Red-Nosed Reindeer , Montgomery Ward (publisher):
*{{quote-news, year=2007, date=January 18, author=Michelle Slatalla, title=Rooting Around Grandma’s Basement in Cyberspace, work=New York Times
, passage=By the end of December I was the delighted recipient of a sleighful of iced sugar cookies, bottles of Champagne and tiny Christmas tree ornaments (the one shaped like a bird was a regift, but still adorable). }}
As nouns the difference between sleigh and sleighful
is that sleigh is a vehicle, generally pulled by an animal, which moves over snow or ice on runners, used for transporting persons or goods. contrast "sled", which is smaller while sleighful is as much as a sleigh will hold.As an adjective sleigh
is sly.As a verb sleigh
is to ride or drive a sleigh.sleigh
English
Adjective
(er)Noun
(en noun) (wikipedia sleigh)- Santa travels in a sleigh .
Derived terms
* Nantucket sleigh rideSee also
* sled * sledge * tobogganDerived terms
* sleigherAnagrams
*External links
* English words not following the I before E except after C rulesleighful
English
Noun
(en noun)- Santa (soon driving his sleighful / Of presents and candy dollies and toys / For good little animals, good girls and boys)
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