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How about input from the lone Maple Leaf country...
What O.T. said applies here too for toboggans and sleds.
BUT, this Canadian heard the word Toboggan used to describe a toque (pronounced toock with the oo sounded as in food and the ew in screw) in New Orleans a few weeks ago. A toque is a knit cap, it can have ear flaps, but it isn't a full face thing.
I was at a golf club about to play a game but it was freezing cold so I went in to see if they had anything in the pro shop to help...
Me: "Hi, do you have any toques"
She: Utterly blank look.
Me: You know, to cover my head - it's cold outside.
She: "Well, we do have toboggans."
Me: "What, like a sled?" "There's no snow."
She: "No, to cover your head."
Me (realizing there is evidently some linguistic kerfuffle happening): "Can you show me."
And there it was, a perfectly good toque.
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