Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 08:02:20 -0600
From: Natalie Maynor maynor[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]RA.MSSTATE.EDU
Subject: Re: Re(2): toboggan
I'm pretty sure that I heard Toboggan in reference to a knit cap before
I learned that it also meant some kind of sled-type thing. In Mississippi
the only sled-type things we were familiar with were trays dragged out of
kitchens at the first sign of ice or snow. Even now I don't think I've
ever seen a real sled except in pictures. But we had some great home-made
skate-cars, which I guess could be categorized as "sled-type things." We
used them for racing down hills on streets. It's a miracle that any of us
survived to adulthood.
--Natalie (maynor[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ra.msstate.edu)