DCHP-2

demi-charge [< Cdn F < F "half load"] Obs. DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

• 1 n.

  that part of a canoe's load that was unloaded at a décharge (def. 1).

  See also: décharge (def. 1)  demi-decharge  

• 2 n.

  a shallow place where a boat or canoe had to be partly unloaded before it could proceed.

  See also: décharge (def. 1)