"bobsledge" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bobsledges [plural]
Etymology: From bob + sledge. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|bob|sledge|text=+|tree=1}} From bob + sledge., {{ety|en|:af|bob|sledge|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English bob Proto-Indo-European *slak-der.? Proto-Germanic *slag- Proto-Germanic *-jǭ Proto-Germanic *slagjǭ Proto-Germanic *slagjō Proto-West Germanic *slaggju Old English sleċġ Middle English slegge English sledge English bobsledge From bob + sledge. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bobsledge (countable and uncountable, plural bobsledges)
  1. (rare) Synonym of bobsleigh: a sled used to go down a bob track. Tags: countable, rare, uncountable Synonyms: bobsleigh [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-bobsledge-en-noun-jr-f3QK1 Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 67 18 15 Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 66 18 16 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 63 18 19 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 63 18 19 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 63 18 18 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 12 11 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 63 16 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 59 18 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 13 15 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 71 13 16 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 73 12 15
  2. (uncountable, rare) Synonym of bobsleigh: the sport of travelling down a bob track as fast as possible. Tags: rare, uncountable Synonyms: bobsleigh [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-bobsledge-en-noun-7WEXZ8PR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bobsledger

Verb

Forms: bobsledges [present, singular, third-person], bobsledging [participle, present], bobsledged [participle, past], bobsledged [past]
Etymology: From bob + sledge. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|bob|sledge|text=+|tree=1}} From bob + sledge., {{ety|en|:af|bob|sledge|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English bob Proto-Indo-European *slak-der.? Proto-Germanic *slag- Proto-Germanic *-jǭ Proto-Germanic *slagjǭ Proto-Germanic *slagjō Proto-West Germanic *slaggju Old English sleċġ Middle English slegge English sledge English bobsledge From bob + sledge. Head templates: {{en-verb}} bobsledge (third-person singular simple present bobsledges, present participle bobsledging, simple past and past participle bobsledged)
  1. (intransitive) To ride or race in a bobsledge. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-bobsledge-en-verb-kuNKnVj~

Inflected forms

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