Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bobsled"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bobsled \Bob"sled`\, Bobsleigh \Bob"sleigh`\, n.
A short sled, mostly used as one of a pair connected by a
reach or coupling; also, the compound sled so formed. [U. S.]
The long wagon body set on bobsleds. --W. D.
Howells.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bobsled
n 1: formerly two short sleds coupled together [syn: {bobsleigh}]
2: a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering
mechanism [syn: {bobsleigh}, {bob}]
v : ride a bobsled; "The boys bobbed down the hill screaming
with pleasure" [syn: {bob}]
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