Dashing through the snow,
in a pung……
just doesn’t sound as catchy, does it?
pung (noun)
A low, one-horse box sleigh; a sleigh with a boxlike body.
Used in 1815–25, an Americanism; short for tom-pung, from the same Algonquian etymon as toboggan, originated chiefly in Eastern Canada and New England
Link: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pung
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Energetically, Diane Tegarden