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Pronunciation : Ca*noe"
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [Sp. canoa, fr. Caribbean can?oa.]
Definition : 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. Others devised the boat of one tree, called the canoe. Raleigh.

2. A boat made of bark or skins, used by savages. A birch canoe, with paddles, rising, falling, on the water. Longfellow.

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.

pl. Canoes.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Ca*noe"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To manage a canoe, or voyage in a canoe.

i. [imp. & p. p. Canoed p. pr. & vb. n. Canoeing (.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913