单词 | tobogganing |
释义 | > as lemmastoˈbogganing toˈbogganing n. the activity or pastime of riding a toboggan. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > tobogganing > [noun] hurley-hacket1529 coasting1775 tobogganing1849 toboggan1870 bobsledding1880 bobsleighing1885 bobbing1888 luging1907 bobsleigh1911 bobsled1932 luge1966 1849 J. E. Alexander L'Acadie I. 186 An amusement of which Canadian boys, and sometimes ladies too, are passionately fond..is called ‘toboggoning’. 1856 I. L. Bird Englishwoman in Amer. 264 With balls, and moose-hunting, and sleigh-driving, and ‘tarboggining’. 1879 J. A. Symonds Sketches Italy & Greece (ed. 2) 296 On a run selected for convenience..tobogganing is a very Bohemian amusement. 1906 Dress Dec. 18/1 Tobogganing, another favorite winter sport introduced from Canada, has many devotees. 2007 H. Patch & R. van Emden Last Fighting Tommy (2008) ii. 47 Just above the Somerset and Dorset Railway line was a very steep field. In deep snow we'd use it for tobogganing. < as lemmas |
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