Word of the Day: Slay, Sleigh and Sley

slay

  slay  /  slā   verb  

1. to kill or murder

Let necessity, and not your will, slay the enemy who fights against you. Saint Augustine, 354 – 430  

2. (slang) to overwhelm; to strongly affect

From the red carpet to her sure-to-be epic performance, one thing is for certain—she’s gonna slay.  Quinn Keaney, ? –  

3. to destroy

Slander slays three persons: the speaker, the spoken to, and the spoken of. Hebrew Proverb    

sleigh

  sleigh  /  slā   noun  

1. a vehicle with runners that glides over snow, usually horse drawn

Dashing through the snow In a one-horse open sleigh O’er the fields we go Laughing all the way Bells on bobtails ring Making spirits bright What fun it is to ride and sing A sleighing song tonight! From “Jingle Bells” by James Lord Pierpont, 1822 – 1893   verb  

1. to drive or travel in a horse drawn vehicle with runners or sled

First of all, there must be good sleighing; and second, a fine night for Christmas eve. From “If, Yes and Perhaps” by Edward Everett Hale, 1822 – 1909    

sley

  sley  /  slā   noun  

1. a tool used by a weaver to separate threads; a weaver’s reed

Good sley-makers could always command high prices for their sleys. From “Home Life in Colonial Days” by Alice Morse Earle, 1851 – 1911