bobsled

bobsled
bobsledder, n.
/bob"sled'/, n., v., bobsledded, bobsledding.
n.
1. a sled having two pairs of runners, a brake, and a steering wheel or other mechanism that enables the front rider to direct the sled down a steeply banked run or chute.
2. a sled formed of two short sleds coupled one behind the other.
3. either of the sleds thus coupled.
v.i.
4. to ride on a bobsled.
[1830-40, Amer.; BOB2 + SLED]

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