lugen.
/luː(d)ʒ/, U.S. /luʒ/ A sledge, of Swiss origin, of the bob-sleigh type. Also attributive.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > tobogganing > [noun] > toboggan or luge
toboggan1829
bobsleigh1841
bob1856
coaster1869
bobsled1886
bobsleigh1894
luge1905
boblet1914
saucer sled1951
skeleton bob1954
1905 Sci. Amer. Suppl. 15 Apr. 24488/1 The ‘luge’ is a small sled peculiar to the Grisons.
1907 Ladies' Field 19 Jan. 278 On the ascent the luge flies straight up into the air.
1915 E. R. Lankester Diversions of Naturalist 167 The [Swiss] ‘luge’ or sledge is supported in front by a strong mountaineer who prevents it from ‘hurtling’ down at breakneck speed.
1919 Daily Mail 10 Dec. (caption) A pair of winter holiday-makers in Switzerland enjoying a run on a Canadian luge.
1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 13 Jan. 41/4 Canada's luge team..will be announced Monday. The Canadian luge championships are scheduled Sunday.
Derivatives
luge v. (intransitive) to toboggan on a luge.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > tobogganing > toboggan [verb (intransitive)]
coast1836
toboggan1846
bob1880
bobsled1880
bobsleigh1907
luge1907
1907 Ladies' Field 19 Jan. 278 Les Avants is the most obvious place from which to luge.
1927 Daily Express 28 Dec. 3/1 Youths..‘luged’ in a reckless, haphazard style.
ˈluger n.
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1907 Ladies' Field 19 Jan. 278 Caux is the only other [place] where lugers assemble in force.
ˈluging n. (also lugeing)
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > tobogganing > [noun]
hurley-hacket1529
coasting1775
tobogganing1849
toboggan1870
bobsledding1880
bobsleighing1885
bobbing1888
luging1907
bobsleigh1911
bobsled1932
luge1966
1907 Ladies' Field 19 Jan. 278 The gentle art of Luging... Les Avants is the most obvious place from which to luge.
1909 Westm. Gaz. 26 Jan. 5/2 Les Avants..has one of the finest natural luging courses in Europe.
1924 Yorks. Post 28 Jan. 10/7 There is good curling, bob sleighing, and lugeing.
Draft additions 1997
b. The sport involving such toboggans, in which each competing individual or pair completes in turn a timed descent of the course.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > tobogganing > [noun]
hurley-hacket1529
coasting1775
tobogganing1849
toboggan1870
bobsledding1880
bobsleighing1885
bobbing1888
luging1907
bobsleigh1911
bobsled1932
luge1966
1966 H. Bass Winter Sports i. 5 International Luge Federation.
1976 All about Games (Com. Org. des Jeux Olympiques) 27 The Winter Games program includes..luge, skating and skiing.
1980 C. James in Observer 24 Feb. i. 20/8 The luge is pretty tricky..since you have to lie on your back standing to attention with your head pointing up the hill while you are travelling very rapidly down it.
1986 R. Ford Sportswriter ii. 50 Body building, sky-diving, the luge.
1994 Time Out 16 Feb. 144/5 Day five sees the finals of the women's luge, the freestyle moguls skiing and the men's 1,500m speed-skating.
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