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In [[Southern American English]], [[Appalachian English]], and [[Yooper dialect]], '''toboggan''' refers to a type of hat. This is sometimes shortened to boggan or lengthened to boggan cap. This type of hat is also referred to by other names: knit hat or knit cap, sock cap or stocking cap, watch cap, [[tuque]], skull cap or sometimes as a ski cap. A [[beanie]] is a similar type of hat, and although toboggan and ''beanie typically'' refer to synonymous items in most regions, a beanie is normally more rigid, not knitted, and usually made up of structured panels of felt, twill, or other tightly woven cloth. |
In [[Southern American English]], [[Appalachian English]], and [[Yooper dialect]], '''toboggan''' refers to a type of hat. This is sometimes shortened to boggan or lengthened to boggan cap. This type of hat is also referred to by other names: knit hat or knit cap, sock cap or stocking cap, watch cap, [[tuque]], skull cap or sometimes as a ski cap. A [[beanie]] is a similar type of hat, and although toboggan and ''beanie typically'' refer to synonymous items in most regions, a beanie is normally more rigid, not knitted, and usually made up of structured panels of felt, twill, or other tightly woven cloth. |
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Contrary to popular belief, a toboggan is not a hat. It is a sled. |
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Revision as of 22:40, 19 January 2009
In Southern American English, Appalachian English, and Yooper dialect, toboggan refers to a type of hat. This is sometimes shortened to boggan or lengthened to boggan cap. This type of hat is also referred to by other names: knit hat or knit cap, sock cap or stocking cap, watch cap, tuque, skull cap or sometimes as a ski cap. A beanie is a similar type of hat, and although toboggan and beanie typically refer to synonymous items in most regions, a beanie is normally more rigid, not knitted, and usually made up of structured panels of felt, twill, or other tightly woven cloth. Contrary to popular belief, a toboggan is not a hat. It is a sled.