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six-fathom canoe Hist. 
a birchbark canoe 25 to 35 feet long, 5 to 6 feet wide, and 2 to 2 1/2 feet deep, capable of carrying some 1 1/2 to 2 tons of goods, a crew of 8 or 9, and 2 or 3 passengers, used primarily on the waterways north and west of Lake Superior.
See also: North canoe
- 1921 Canoes of the largest size, thirty-six feet, are called six-fathom or "North" canoes.
- 1921 Canoes of the largest size, thirty-six feet, are called six-fathom or "North" canoes.