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TOBOGGANING (Micmac Indian, tobaakan, sledge)

This article appears in Volume V26, Page 1042 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: THE-TOO
TOBOGGANING (Micmac Indian, tobaakan, sledge) , the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills and artificial ice-shutes on the toboggan, a sled from 3 ft. to 8 ft.
long
  and 2 ft. to 3 ft. wide, formed of strips of
wood
  from , in. to 1, in. in width, fitted together and curved up at the front. The toboggan is not so well fitted for use on roads that are not steep or very smooth as is the sled provided with runners, but is generally used on open hills, or upon artificial courses (chutes), which are very popular in Canada. For " Tobogganing," as known in the Engadine winter resorts, see
COASTING
 .


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