toboggan
a long, narrow, flat-bottomed sled made of a thin board curved upward and backward at the front, often with low handrails on the sides, used especially in the sport of coasting over snow or ice.
Also called bog·gin [bog-uhn] /ˈbɒg ən/ .Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a close-fitting knit cap worn in cold weather.
to use, or coast on, a toboggan.
to fall rapidly, as prices or one's fortune.
Origin of toboggan
1Other words from toboggan
- to·bog·gan·er, to·bog·gan·ist, noun
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How to use toboggan in a sentence
They tobogganed down hills without a brake at the imminent peril of their lives.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeAt last the sledge came to a clear run and tobogganed into the snow-filled valley, turning eastward towards its outlet.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas MawsonShe was, however, "close aboard" Cap'n Ira as he tobogganed down the sandy way.
Sheila of Big Wreck Cove | James A. CooperHe walked back and halted in the inky shadow of the wall down which Nick Matthews had tobogganed.
The Plow-Woman | Eleanor GatesMore cries and shouts from the tobogganed beginners, and yells and laughs from their audience.
The Woodcraft Girls at Camp | Lillian Elizabeth Roy
British Dictionary definitions for toboggan
/ (təˈbɒɡən) /
a light wooden frame on runners used for sliding over snow and ice
a long narrow sledge made of a thin board curved upwards and backwards at the front
(intr) to ride on a toboggan
Origin of toboggan
1Derived forms of toboggan
- tobogganer or tobogganist, noun
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