Talk:coast
Latest comment: 3 years ago by Backinstadiums in topic 2. slope for sledding 3. sledding down slope
HTML comment left by Hippietrail:
<!-- verb and noun surely have different etyms, no? -->
- Actually, the verb sense derives from Old French usage, where it could mean 'side of a hill' (indeed, I believe it could mean similar things in archaic English, but I'm not sure). Thence came the idea of 'coasting down the side of a hill'. I don't know if you want to add that to the etymology or not. --Wytukaze 00:30, 8 May 2005 (UTC)
2. slope for sledding 3. sledding down slope
[edit]2. a slope suitable for sledding 3. the action of sliding down a slope on a sled