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agrets [< Cdn F; var. of F agrès] Hist. 
1 n. the travelling equipment of a canoe, York boat, etc.
See also: agrès (def. 1)
- 1872 ... Agrets is the voyageur word for "outfit" and is applied also to equipment for canoes ....
- 1874 (1956) Gave out the agrets for the Boats.
- 1941 Agrets--the travelling equipment of a York Boat; i.e., cooking utensils, portage straps, tarpaulins, tents, tools, etc.
- 1964 The boats were expected to last two seasons, although the main line, the painter, and some other parts of the agrets lasted only one year
2 n. equipment for any kind of expedition; outfit.
See also: agrès (def. 2)
- 1913 ... at the north end [was] a large [room] for ... the equipments--called agrets--required for sleds and carts on the voyage.
- 1923 The guide would look after the "agrets," which means all the requirements for the brigade ....
- 1872 ... Agrets is the voyageur word for "outfit" and is applied also to equipment for canoes ....