tobogganer

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to·bog·gan

(tə-bŏg′ən)

A long, narrow, runnerless sled constructed of thin boards curled upward at the front end.

intr.v. to·bog·ganed, to·bog·gan·ing, to·bog·gans

1. To coast, ride, or travel on a toboggan.

2. Slang To decline or fall rapidly: His good fortune has tobogganed.

[Canadian French tobagan, from Mi'kmaq topaghan.]

to·bog′gan·er, to·bog′gan·ist n.

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