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North canoe Fur Trade, Hist. 
a birchbark canoe 25 to 35 feet long, 5 to 6 feet wide, and 2 to 2 1/2 feet deep, capable of carrying some 1 1/2 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: canoe ((n.)) (defs. 1 and 3) canot du nord light canoe Northwest canoe N.W. canoe six-fathom canoe
- 1819 Sir Alexander MacKenzie has suggested that one north canoe with Canadian voyageurs, and six small Indian canoes, would be a fitter outfit for the route from Fort Chipewyan to the Coppermine River.
- 1821 (1900) Our Canoes are much smaller than the Montreal Canoe and are called the "North Canoes" which Designation "North Men" is given to the Men who from long Experience and being more inured to the Changes of Climate and Fatigue and Privations are more hardy.
- 1879 The North canoe . . . is a light graceful vessel about thirty-six long, by four or five broad, and capable of containing eight men and three passengers.
- 1956 (1957) David stood in what was called a north canoe; twenty-five foot long and from four to five feet wide, it could carry a crew of eight or nine men and their supplies, as well as three passengers.
- 1819 Sir Alexander MacKenzie has suggested that one north canoe with Canadian voyageurs, and six small Indian canoes, would be a fitter outfit for the route from Fort Chipewyan to the Coppermine River.