toboggan

 
Pronunciation: /təˈbɒg(ə)n/

noun

  • a long, light, narrow vehicle, typically on runners, used for sliding downhill over snow or ice.

verb

[no object] (usually as noun tobogganing)
  • ride on a toboggan: he thought he would enjoy the tobogganing

Derivatives

tobogganer

noun

tobogganist

noun

Origin:

early 19th century: from Canadian French tabaganne, from Micmac topaĝan 'sled'

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