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lift

• 1 n. Fur Trade, Hist. the distance or track between two such stopping places.

  See also: pose (def. 2)  

  • 1824  (1931)  The Portage . . . is crossed in two poses or lifts. . . .
  • 1929  (1931)  Such a load was carried by the voyageur at a kind of a dog trot, by "poses" or "lifts" of 500 to 800 yards if the portage was a long one.

• 2 n. Obs. See quotes.

  • 1853  Land speculators would employ a third party to perform their settlement duties, all they required to obtain the deed or "lift" as it is called in Canadian parlance, was the sworn certificate for cutting the road allowances, and the payment of certain fees to Government.
  • 1963  And as a result of this racketeering collaboration the men received their pay, the speculator his deed or lift as it was commonly called, and the forest lot remained practically in a state of nature.