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toboggan "long, flat-bottomed sled," 1829, from Canadian Fr. tabagane, from Algonquian (probably Micmac) tobakun "a sled." The verb is recorded from 1846. As Amer.Eng. ... The Online Etymology Dictionary...
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www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=toboggan
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colloquial for a type of long woolen cap, it is recorded from 1929 (earlier toboggan cap, 1928), presumably because one worse such a cap while tobogganing. ... The Online Etymology Dictionary...
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1.2 Etymology ... Toboggan has not yet found its Way into the dictionaries, and there are other ways of spelling it. ... Nothing could be more exciting and exhilarating than a slide, on sleigh or toboggan, from the lofty summit of the ice-mound or cone down to its base.
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en.wiktionary.org/wiki/toboggan
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We are trying to post all the available back issues of the Toboggan Times but there is trouble! Yes, big trouble. There is only one guy in the office that really knows how to convert these newsletters to a ... January 1997: Pre-race issue out before the 7th US Nationals; Race Prep, Toboggan Theories, Etymology of Toboggan.
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tomsadowski.com/TobogganTimes/BackIssues/BackIssues.htm...
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toboggan dictionary definitions, etymology, and correct spelling for toboggan, and links to toboggan.com info. toboggan synonyms, toboggan antonyms, toboggan dict ... TOBOGGAN DEFINITIONS - 7 definitions found ... English Etymology Dictionary...
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Toboggan: A long, narrow, runnerless sled constructed of thin boards curled upward at the front end. ... It seemed to Agatha that they were traveling like a toboggan, and she had an exhilarating sense of speed that banished the thought of danger How fast are we going?"
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www.wordnik.com/words/toboggan
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It got me to thinking about other words that have a similar relative etymology, such as calling shoes "kicks," and jewelry "bling." Obviously there are more, but I chose these two because, like "toboggan," the slang is based on the verbs associated with the objects: one kicks in shoes and jewelry blings in the light.
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weirdink.theweirding.net/2008_01_01_archive.html
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An Algonquian language spoken in North America: toboggan... ... External Etymology Links ... The Etymology of First Names; An excellent site listing common first names and their origin.
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www.krysstal.com/borrow.html
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Tobogganing: riding on a long light sled with low handrails ... Water-to-bogganing the sport of sliding on toboggan down a smooth decline leading into the water, over which the toboggan glides.
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www.wordnik.com/words/tobogganing
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