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voyaging ((adj.)) Hist.

• adj. of, for, or having to do with voyageurs

  See also: voyageur  

  • 1820  (1938)  ... as ancient voyaging customs must be respected, I have indulged the people with a bottle of rum. . . .
  • 1869  (1942)  In boat voyaging the signal to the crew to stop rowing or hauling the line for a spell is the steersman's cry of "illiume!" .. . means in voyaging lingo "light your pipes!"
  • 1935  Rations and equipment are assembled; canoes, paddles and other gear thoroughly overhauled; voyaging rations apportioned and all other necessary preparations made

• adj. of or having to do with a voyage

  See also: voyage ((2)) ((n.))  

  • 1823  (1955)  Had we been provided with Voyaging Animals we could have reached the point of destination.