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Meaning of TOBOGGAN

Pronunciation:  tu'bâgun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a long narrow sled without runners; boards curve upward in front
  2. [v]  move along on a luge or toboggan
 
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 Synonyms: luge
 
 See Also: sled, sled, sledge, sleigh, sleigh

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \To*bog"gan\, n. [Corruption of American Indian
    odabagan a sled.]
    A kind of sledge made of pliable board, turned up at one or
    both ends, used for coasting down hills or prepared inclined
    planes; also, a sleigh or sledge, to be drawn by dogs, or by
    hand, over soft and deep snow. [Written also {tobogan}, and
    {tarbogan}.]
    
  2. \To*bog"gan\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tobogganed}; p. pr.
    & vb. n. {Tobogganing}.]
    To slide down hill over the snow or ice on a toboggan.
    --Barilett.
    
 

 

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