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N.W. canoe 
a birchbark canoe 25 to 35 feet long, 5 to 6 feet wide, and 2 to 21 feet deep, capable of carrying some 11 to 2 tons of goods, a crew of 8 or 9, and 2 or 3 passengers, used primarily on the waterways north and west of Lake Superior.
See also: North canoe
- 1793 (1933) These N.W. canoes are about half the size of the Montreal or Grand River Canoes and when loaded to the utmost can carry a Tun and a half.
- 1793 (1933) These N.W. canoes are about half the size of the Montreal or Grand River Canoes and when loaded to the utmost can carry a Tun and a half.