to·bog·gan [toboggantobogganstobogganedtobogganing] 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’.