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pole ((v.)) 
v. propel a boat or canoe by means of a pole.
- 1827 (1912) [We] hauled and poled up the Lower Flats and reached the Lower Burntwood portage at 10. . . .
- 1961 Attacking a rapid upstream, the voyageurs would . . . paddle the canoe, "demi-charge," line or pole the canoe, make a "décharge," or portage.
- 1827 (1912) [We] hauled and poled up the Lower Flats and reached the Lower Burntwood portage at 10. . . .