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a large freight canoe, measuring about 40 feet and capable of carrying 4 to 5 tons, used for the voyage from Montreal to the Grand Portage. See picture at Montreal canoe.
1793  (1933)  These N.W. canoes are about half the size of the Montreal or Grand River Canoes and when loaded to the utmost can carry a Tun and a half.
1918  Fewer men were required to carry a North canoe than an Ottawa or Grand River canoe.