light canoe Fur Trade, Hist. DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
1
See 1952 quote.
2
a fast light canoe (def. 1) used by the fur-traders for speedy delivery of officials, communications, correspondence, and special goods. Also light boat.
See also: express canoe light canoe (def. 1)
3
a birchbark canoe 25 to 35 feet long, 5 to 6 feet wide, and 2 to 2½ feet deep, capable of carrying some 1½ to 2 tons of goods, a crew of 8 or 9, and 2 or 3 passengers, used primarily on the waterways north and west of Lake Superior.
See also: North canoe