Crossword clues for sledging
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sledge \Sledge\ (sl[e^]j), v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. Sledged
(sl[e^]jd); p. pr. & vb. n. Sledging.]
To travel or convey in a sledge or sledges.
--Howitt.
Wiktionary
n. 1 The act of using a sledge to travel over snow. 2 The act of using a sledgehammer to bend or crush an object. 3 (context cricket English) The practice of a fielder making insulting or comical references to an opposition batsman with the aim of distracting him vb. (present participle of sledge English)
Wikipedia
Sledging can mean:
- Sledding or tobogganing
- Sledging (cricket), verbal abuse or comments meant to intimidate or put off an opposing batsman in cricket.
- Sledging (bodyboarding)
Sledging is a term used in cricket to describe the practice whereby some players seek to gain an advantage by insulting or verbally intimidating the opposing player. The purpose is to try to weaken the opponent's concentration, thereby causing him to make mistakes or underperform. It can be effective because the batsman stands within hearing range of the bowler and certain close fielders; and vice versa. The insults may be direct or feature in conversations among fielders designed to be overheard. The term has also been used in other sports, as when the tennis player Nick Kyrgios insulted his opponent, Stan Wawrinka, by referring to a purported encounter between another player and the latter's girlfriend.
There is debate in the cricketing world as to whether this constitutes poor sportsmanship or good-humoured banter. Sledging is sometimes interpreted as abuse, and it is acknowledged some comments aimed as sledges do sometimes cross the line into personal abuse, however this is not always the case. Sledging can sometimes be a humorous attempt at distraction. Former Australian captain Steve Waugh referred to the practice as 'mental disintegration'.
Usage examples of "sledging".
Although I had never seen this part of the Antarctic regions, I was not long in forming an opinion diametrically opposed to that of Shackleton and Scott, for the conditions both of going and surface were precisely what one would desire for sledging with Eskimo dogs, to judge from the descriptions of these explorers.
On sledging journeys one has, of course, to save weight as much as possible, and to take only what is strictly Page 46 Amundsen, Ronald - The South Pole, Vol.
The cases for sledging provisions were made of fairly thin, tough ash, which came from the estate of Palsgaard in Jutland, and the material did all it promised.
I had made up my mind to adopt the same system in sledging on the Barrier.
The medical stores for sledging were given by a London firm, and the way in which the things were packed speaks for the whole outfit.
We are bringing all the purveyors of our sledging provisions samples of their goods that have made the journey to the South Pole and back, in gratitude for the kind assistance they afforded us.
In one of the Custom-house warehouses were piled a quantity of things that had to go on board: no less than 400 bundles of dried fish, all our ski and sledging outfit, a waggon-load of timber, etc.
All sledging and ski outfit was carefully stowed away, so as to be protected as far as possible from damp.
It may be startling to hear of sledging in Madeira, but I must explain that the sledges had wooden runners, and that the road was paved with a black stone that was very smooth.
During the first few days of sledging all the members of the land party became quite hoarse, some of them so badly that they almost lost their voices.
The sledging between the ship and the Barrier was done by five men to begin with, as the carpenters were engaged in building the house.
The stormy weather interfered somewhat with our sledging, and as we found our Alaska harness unsuitable to the conditions, we went on board and began the preparation of Greenland harness for our dogs.
I think the dogs showed on this occasion that they were well suited for sledging on the Barrier.
Continuing in a north-easterly direction, we came to another big room, called the Crystal Palace, in which all the ski and sledging cases were stored.
To take an example, in the fore-saloon we had placed forty-three sledging cases, which were filled with books, Christmas presents, underclothing, and the like.