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leve [< Cdn F < F se lever rise] Fur Trade, Hist. 
imper. v. the traditional voyageur summons to awake and get ready for the trail, shouted several times by the guide.
- 1833 (1932) The guide roused the men in the morning; the moment the call is heard, "Leve, leve!" the passengers spring up upon their feet. . . .
- 1869 (1942) Lève. Call to arouse men in morning.
- 1935 It was a similar admonition to the "'!eve, 'leve" which disturbed the short rest of the voyageurs when they were toiling up the rivers from Hudson Bay with their cargoes of supplies for interior posts.
- 1833 (1932) The guide roused the men in the morning; the moment the call is heard, "Leve, leve!" the passengers spring up upon their feet. . . .