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1 sleggja
* * *f. sledge-hammer;verða milli steins ok sleggju, to come between the hammer and the anvil.* * *u, f. [from slá, slag; A. S. slecge], a sledge-hammer, Bs. i. 346, Dipl. iii. 4, Vm. 154, Þ;iðr. 166; með hömrum ok sleggjum, Al. 171; the phrase, verða milli steins ok sleggju, to come between the hammer and the anvil, Fas. i. 34; rek-s., a sledge-hammer; fiska-s., járn-s.: in Icel. the sleggja is often a round stone with a hole for the handle: sleggju-nef, a club-nose.2. sleggja, a nickname, Vd.
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Sledge — Sledge, n. [AS. slecge,from sle[ a]n to strike, beat. See {Slay}, v. t.] A large, heavy hammer, usually wielded with both hands; called also {sledge hammer}. [1913 Webster] With his heavy sledge he can it beat. Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sledge hammer — Sledge Sledge, n. [AS. slecge,from sle[ a]n to strike, beat. See {Slay}, v. t.] A large, heavy hammer, usually wielded with both hands; called also {sledge hammer}. [1913 Webster] With his heavy sledge he can it beat. Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sledge — sledge1 [slej] n., vt., vi. sledged, sledging [ME slegge < OE slecge < base of slean, to strike, SLAY] SLEDGEHAMMER sledge2 [slej] n. [MDu sleedse, akin to sledde, SLED] a sled or sleigh for carrying loads over ice, snow, etc … English World dictionary
