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steerer

• 1 n. Fur Trade, Obs. in the canoes and boats of the fur brigades, the foreman of a crew, usually the most skilled boatman and the highest paid.

  See also: steersman  

  • 1800  (1897)  Etienne Charbonneau; Voyageur, steerer, or helmsman

• 2 n. in a dog-team, the dog hitched nearest to the sled or toboggan, his task being to guide the vehicle, keeping it clear of any-thing that might obstruct it.

  See also: steer-dog  

  • 1963  Of the remaining three [dogs] . . . Wolf, the steerer, showed symptoms of the disease.