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paddle 
n. a canoe journey; a spell of paddling, as opposed to lining, portaging, etc.; also, the distance that can be covered by canoe in a specified time.
- 1754 (1907) Othenume Lake is a good day's paddle either way; and the woods around it are tall and well grown timber.
- 1784 (1954) We have had two Pedlars paddling about from Lake to Lake within one Day's Paddle of our Place, but with what design I am at a loss to guess, as they had no Trading Goods with them.
- 1914 But we had good going, with an uninterrupted ten-mile paddle for a start.
- 1922 . . . I was on my way up the river with an Indian and bark canoe and a heavy paddle ahead of us.
- 1754 (1907) Othenume Lake is a good day's paddle either way; and the woods around it are tall and well grown timber.