tobogganing

== English == === Alternative forms === tobogganning === Verb === tobogganing present participle and gerund of toboggan 1916: William John Thomas, (John) Doran, Henry Frederick Turle, Joseph Knight, Vernon Horace Rendall, Florence Hayllar, Notes and Queries I froze my toes some years ago, while tobogganing, and was unaware of it until I took off my shoe and walked across the room, when the unusual noise on the boards attracted my attention. === Noun === tobogganing (usually uncountable, plural tobogganings) The use of toboggans, historically for transport, but now usually for pleasure or for organised sport. 1876: Elisée Reclus, Ernest George Ravenstein, A. H. (Augustus Henry) Keane, The Earth and Its Inhabitants: The Universal Geography As elsewhere in Canada, winter is the festive season, given up to sledging, skating, "tobogganning," and other outdoor exhilarating amusements. ==== Hyponyms ==== luge skeleton (sport) bobsleigh / bobsledding tubing