Sledge
/slɛdʒ/noun
A heavy vehicle or a heavy hammer used for striking or moving loads.
Did you know?The word *sledge* is historically tied to *sled*, and its shift toward a heavy hammer shows how English often turns simple motion-words into tools of force.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
slegge
“a large hammer or mallet”
Middle English
ME
slegge
“a heavy hammer”
Late Middle English
ME
sledge
“a heavy hammer or mallet”
Modern English
English
sledge
“a heavy hammer; also a sled or sleigh in some dialects”