to|bog´gan|er

to|bog´gan|er
to|bog|gan «tuh BOG uhn», noun, verb.
–n.
1. a long, narrow, flat sled with its front curved upward and without runners.
2. U.S. Dialect. = stocking cap. (Cf.stocking cap)
–v.i.
1. to slide downhill on a toboggan.
2. Informal, Figurative. to decline sharply and rapidly in value.
[American English < Canadian French tabagane < Algonkian (probably Micmac) tobâkun]
to|bog´gan|er, noun.

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