Meaning of TOBOGGAN
Pronunciation: | | tu'bâgun
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- [n] a long narrow sled without runners; boards curve upward in front
- [v] move along on a luge or toboggan
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| Synonyms: | | luge |
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| See Also: | | sled, sled, sledge, sleigh, sleigh | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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}.]
\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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