canoes

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canoes - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Canoe \Ca*noe"\, n.; pl. Canoes. [Sp. canoa, fr. Caribbean
     can['a]oa.]
     1. A boat used by rude nations, formed of trunk of a tree,
        excavated, by cutting of burning, into a suitable shape.
        It is propelled by a paddle or paddles, or sometimes by
        sail, and has no rudder.
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              Others devised the boat of one tree, called the
              canoe.                                --Raleigh.
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     2. A boat made of bark or skins, used by savages.
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              A birch canoe, with paddles, rising, falling, on the
              water.                                --Longfellow.
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     3. A light pleasure boat, especially designed for use by one
        who goes alone upon long excursions, including portage. It
        it propelled by a paddle, or by a small sail attached to a
        temporary mast.
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