toboggan 
to·bog·gan [toboggan toboggans tobogganed tobogganing] noun, verb BrE [təˈbɒɡən] NAmE [təˈbɑːɡən] noun a long light narrow ↑sledge (= a vehicle that slides over snow) sometimes curved up in front, used for sliding down slopes Word Origin: early 19th cent.: from Canadian French tabaganne, from Micmac (an Algonquian language) topaĝan ‘sled’. Derived Word: ↑tobogganing verb intransitive to travel down a slope on snow or ice using a ↑toboggan Verb forms: Word Origin: early 19th cent.: from Canadian French tabaganne, from Micmac (an Algonquian language) topaĝan ‘sled’.
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