"sled head" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sled heads [plural]
Etymology: From sled + head. From being an issue with the head due to a sled. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sled|head}} sled + head Head templates: {{en-noun}} sled head (plural sled heads)
  1. (sports, pathology, slang) A concussion or subconcussive injury caused by tobogganing, including luging, skeleton, bobsledding, tubing; that stereotypically leaves the victim woozy or muddle-headed. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Pathology, Sports Related terms: punch drunk
    Sense id: en-sled_head-en-noun-g7v0Emsr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -head, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -head: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, medicine, pathology, sciences, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: sled heads [plural]
Etymology: From sled + -head. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sled|head}} sled + -head Head templates: {{en-noun}} sled head (plural sled heads)
  1. Alternative spelling of sledhead (“a fan of sledding”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: sledhead (extra: a fan of sledding)
    Sense id: en-sled_head-en-noun-58hQNRTl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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