toboggan
A long sled without runners, with the front end curled upwards, which may be pulled…A long sled without runners, with the front end curled upwards, which may be pulled across snow by a cord or used to coast down hills.
» We don't have a toboggan.
Meaning
4 sensesA long sled without runners, with the front end curled upwards, which may be pulled across snow by a cord or used to coast down hills.
Toboggan
тобогга́нtoboggán, са́ниsáni
a long narrow sled without runners; boards curve upward in front
(Canada, US)A similar sled of wood, pulled by dogs, possibly with steel runners, made to transport cargo.
(figuratively)Something which, once it starts going (figuratively) downhill, is unstoppable until it reaches the bottom.
(Southern US, Virginia, West)A knit cap, designed to provide warmth in cold weather.
Examples
3 sentencesWe don't have a toboggan.
Have you ever been tobogganing?
The children rode a toboggan down the hill in the snowy weather.
deDie Kinder fuhren im Schneewetter auf einem Schlitten den Hügel hinunter.
Translations
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Origin
The noun is attested since 1829, the verb since 1846. Both derive from French tabaganne, wThe noun is attested since 1829, the verb since 1846. Both derive from French tabaganne, which derives from an Algonquian word, probably Mi'kmaq tepaqan or Abenaki dabôgan, influenced by similar words in other Eastern Canadian Algonquian languages. The sense of "hat" is recorded since 1929 and is short for toboggan cap (1928), a cap suitable for wearing while tobogganing.
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