DCHP-1 Online
discharge ((v.)) Hist. 
v. unload part of the cargo of a canoe in order to get over a shallow place or to avoid bad water; make a discharge.
See also: décharge (def. 2)
- 1784 [We] entered lac about 1 mile long, after which portage Noir, 1430 yars; discharged on right side of rock. . . .
- 1827 (1912) Encamp above the little Dalles (discharged part of our baggage) at 6 p.m.
- 1784 [We] entered lac about 1 mile long, after which portage Noir, 1430 yars; discharged on right side of rock. . . .