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Date: 1800-1900
Language: Canadian French
Origin: tobogan, from Micmac tobagun 'sledge made of skin'

toboggan

1 noun
     
Related topics: Toys
to‧bog‧gan1 [countable]
DHT a light wooden board with a curved front, used for sliding down hills covered in snow [↪ sledge]
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