toboggan
1to·bog·gan
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
Origin of TOBOGGAN
Canadian French tobogan, of Algonquian origin; akin to Micmac tobâgun drag made of skin
First Known Use: circa 1820
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