Main Entry: ¹to·bog·gan

Pronunciation: \tə-ˈbä-gən\

Function: noun

Etymology: Canadian French tobogan, of Algonquian origin; akin to Micmac tobâgun drag made of skin

Date: circa 1820

1 : a long flat-bottomed light sled made usually of thin boards curved up at one end with usually low handrails at the sides
2 : a downward course or a sharp decline
3 chiefly Southern & Midland : stocking cap

[toboggan illustration]