toboggan
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noun \tə-ˈbä-gən\Definition of TOBOGGAN
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
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Origin of TOBOGGAN
Canadian French tobogan, of Algonquian origin; akin to Micmac tobâgun drag made of skin
First Known Use: circa 1820
Rhymes with TOBOGGAN
2toboggan
intransitive verbDefinition of TOBOGGAN
1
: to coast on or as if on a toboggan
2
: to decline suddenly and sharply
— to·bog·gan·er noun
— to·bog·gan·ist \-gə-nist\ noun
Examples of TOBOGGAN
- The kids tobogganed down the hill.
First Known Use of TOBOGGAN
1846
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