SLEDGE, noun 1. A larger heavy hammer; used chiefly by ironsmiths. 2. In England, a sled; a vehicle moved on runners or on low wheels. In this sense, the word is not used in America; but the same word is used in a somewhat different sense, and written sleigh.
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