DCHP-1 Online
verrangue verengue [< Cdn F < F varangue rib of a boat] Fur Trade, Obs. 
n. in a canoe, one of a series of semi-hoops set at right angles to the gunwales to give structural support to the form.
- 1806 (1930) Buyson was employed making verangues for a small canoe, and Mr. Stuart banded the large one but did not render all the verangues.
- 1814 (1897) Men preparing wood for canoes ... making maiters, verrangues, etc.
- 1862 It is used for the thin hoops or verrandis [sic] and lining of bark canoes.
- 1806 (1930) Buyson was employed making verangues for a small canoe, and Mr. Stuart banded the large one but did not render all the verangues.