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toboggan

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to·bog·gan  (t-bgn)
n.
A long, narrow, runnerless sled constructed of thin boards curled upward at the front end.
intr.v. to·bog·ganed, to·bog·gan·ing, to·bog·gans
1. To coast, ride, or travel on a toboggan.
2. Slang To decline or fall rapidly: His good fortune has tobogganed.

[Canadian French tobagan, from Micmac topaghan.]

to·boggan·er, to·boggan·ist n.

toboggan
Noun
a long narrow sledge used for sliding over snow and ice
Verb
to ride on a toboggan [from a Native American language]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.toboggantoboggan - a long narrow sled without runners; boards curve upward in front
sled, sledge, sleigh - a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
Verb1.toboggantoboggan - move along on a luge or toboggan
athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
sled, sleigh - ride (on) a sled
Translations
Spanish toboggan [təˈbɔgən] ntobogán m
French toboggan [təˈbɔgən] ntoboggan m;
(child's) → luge f

German toboggan [təˈbɔgən] nSchlitten m
Italian toboggan [təˈbɔgən] ntoboga m inv;
(child's) → slitta

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In the beginning one or other of my legs had been for ever trailing in the sea, to keep the hen-coop from rolling over the other way; in fact, as I understand they steer the toboggan in Canada, so I my little bark.
The sled itself was without runners, being a birch-bark toboggan, with upturned forward end to keep it from ploughing under the snow.
That night forty score of them crowded into the station house of the stockyards district--they filled the rooms, sleeping in each other's laps, toboggan fashion, and they piled on top of each other in the corridors, till the police shut the doors and left some to freeze outside.
 
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