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corduroy ((v.)) 
v. surface or bridge a swampy place with logs laid side by side at right angles to the way.
See also: corduroy road skid ((v.))
- 1861 Here and there the rolling prairie makes little "stews" as they are termed, which require to be corduroyed or rudely bridged after the spring freshets.
- 1962 They built forts to protect it, a wharf, store and bunk houses, mess rooms, kitchens, and stables; and they corduroyed the portage road.
- 1861 Here and there the rolling prairie makes little "stews" as they are termed, which require to be corduroyed or rudely bridged after the spring freshets.