Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Two sleds placed one behind the other and connected by a plank, upon which boys coast down-hill. Also doubler, double-runner, bob-sled.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Local, U. S. A kind of coasting sled, made of two sleds fastened together with a board, one before the other.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun US, dialect A kind of
coasting sled made of two sleds fastened together with a board, one in front of the other.
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Examples
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"especially as I shall put an end to this double-ripper business, though not because this upset was anybody's fault; remember that, Phronsie."
Five Little Peppers Midway Margaret Sidney 1884
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