I. tə-ˈbä-gən noun
Etymology: Canadian French tobogan, of Algonquian origin; akin to Micmac tobâgun drag made of skin
Date: circa 1820
1. : a long flat-bottomed light sled made usually of thin boards curved up at one end with usually low handrails at the sides
2. : a downward course or a sharp decline
3. chiefly Southern & Midland : stocking cap
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II. intransitive verb
Date: 1846
1. : to coast on or as if on a toboggan
2. : to decline suddenly and sharply
• to·bog·gan·er noun
• to·bog·gan·ist -gə-nist noun