Toboggan vs. Beanie — What's the Difference?

A toboggan is a simple sled traditionally used by children. It is also a traditional form of transport used by the Innu and Cree of northern Canada.

A snug, knitted, brimless cap that usually covers the ears.

A long, narrow, runnerless sled constructed of thin boards curled upward at the front end.

A small brimless cap.

To coast, ride, or travel on a toboggan.

A cap that fits the head closely, usually knitted from wool.

(Slang) To decline or fall rapidly

A head-hugging brimless cap, with or without a visor, made from triangular sections of cloth, leather, or silk joined by a button at the crown and seamed together around the sides.

A long sled without runners, with the front end curled upwards, which may be pulled across snow by a cord or used to coast down hills.

(informal) A Beanie Baby, a small soft toy filled with beans or similar stuffing.

A similar sled of wood, pulled by dogs, possibly with steel runners, made to transport cargo.

A small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college freshmen.

(figurative) Something which, once it starts going (figuratively) downhill, is unstoppable until it reaches the bottom.

A small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college freshmen

A knit cap, designed to provide warmth in cold weather.

To slide down a hill on a toboggan or other object.

(figurative) To go downhill unstoppably until one reaches the bottom.

To fly sharply downward so as to build up speed to facilitate in-flight refueling of a faster aircraft.

A kind of sledge made of pliable board, turned up at one or both ends, used for coasting down hills or prepared inclined planes; also, a sleigh or sledge, to be drawn by dogs, or by hand, over soft and deep snow.

To slide down hill over the snow or ice on a toboggan.

A long narrow sled without runners; boards curve upward in front

Move along on a luge or toboggan