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Raretoboggan
The correct spelling is toboggan.
How to pronounce toboggan
/təˈbɒɡ.ən/
nounIPA: /təˈbɒɡ.ən/
Say it like: Tob-ogg-an
The correct spelling is toboggan. 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.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.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.
- 2.A similar sled of wood, pulled by dogs, possibly with steel runners, made to transport cargo.
- 3.Something which, once it starts going (figuratively) downhill, is unstoppable until it reaches the bottom.
- 4.(especially South Carolina, West Virginia) A knit cap, designed to provide warmth in cold weather.
verb
- 1.To slide down a hill on a toboggan or other object.
- 2.To go downhill unstoppably until one reaches the bottom.
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