toboggan

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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.
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A similar sled of wood, pulled by dogs, possibly with steel runners, made to transport cargo.
Something which, once it starts downhill|going (figuratively) downhill, is unstoppable until it reaches the bottom.
1907, Joe Vila, ''The Sporting News'', read in Gordon H. Fleming, ''The Unforgettable Season'' (2006):

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{{quote-text|en|year=1948|author=U.S. House of Representatives|title=Hearing before the Committee on Banking and Currency, on S.J. Res. 157, joint resolution to aid in protecting the Nation's economy against inflationary pressures. 80th Congress, 2nd Session July 29-August 4, 1948
A (w), designed to provide warmth in cold weather.
To slide down a hill on a toboggan or other object.
To downhill unstoppably until one reaches the bottom.
1945, US House of Representatives, ''1945 extension of the Reciprocal trade agreements act: hearings before the Committee on finance, United States Senate, Seventy-ninth Congress, first session, on H.R. 3240, an act to extend the authority of the President under section 350 of the Tariff act of 1930, as amended, and for other purposes'':
To fly sharply downward so as to build up speed to facilitate in-flight refueling of a faster aircraft.
slide (gloss)