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toboggan

to·bog·gan [ tə bóggən ]


noun  (plural to·bog·gans)
Definition:
 
long narrow sled: a long narrow sled without runners, made of strips of wood running lengthwise and curled up at the front, used for coasting downhill on snow



intransitive verb  (past and past participle to·bog·ganed, present participle to·bog·gan·ing, 3rd person present singular to·bog·gans)
Definition:
 
1. ride toboggan: to ride on a toboggan

2. U.S. fall rapidly: to fall or decline rapidly ( informal )

[Early 19th century. Via Canadian French tabagane< Mi'kmaq topaĝan "sled"]

to·bog·gan·er noun
to·bog·gan·ist noun
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