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cordelle ((n.)) Cdn F 
n. a strong line or rope used in tracking (def. 1).
See also: tracking (def. 1) tracking line
- 1792 (1911) [The current becoming very strong, the men were obliged to tirer à la cordelle, or drag the boat by ropes on a narrow beach under high, woody banks.]
- 1836 (1868) The boats in general had to be propelled by oars and setting poles . . . or towed by the long cordelle, or towing line.
- 1931 A rope or cordelle, for towing purposes, sixty yards in length, also found a place in every canoe.
- 1792 (1911) [The current becoming very strong, the men were obliged to tirer à la cordelle, or drag the boat by ropes on a narrow beach under high, woody banks.]