kicksled

== English == === Etymology === Calque of Finnish potkukelkka (“kick sled”), equivalent to kick +‎ sled. This term possibly because arose the device appears to be first introduced to larger American audience in the form kick-sled in the Feb. 26th 1940 issue of the Life magazine in a story of the Finnish Winter War. === Noun === kicksled (plural kicksleds) A type of small sled consisting of a handlebar mounted on a pair of flexible metal runners. The driver stands on the runners and kicks the sled forward with one foot. In front of the handlebar there's often a seat for a passenger. ==== Synonyms ==== spark (used especially by the Americans of Norwegian descent) ==== Translations ==== === Verb === kicksled (third-person singular simple present kicksleds, present participle kicksledding, simple past and past participle kicksledded) To travel by kicksled ==== Translations ====