DCHP-2
parchment canoe Obs. DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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a temporary boat consisting of a frame covered with parchment (def. 2), often used by Indians who, at the end of their trip, removed the skins and sold them to traders.
See also: bull boat parchment (def. 2)
- 1754 (1907) The Indian Men made temporary Canoes of Willows, covered with parchment Moose skins.
- 1801 (1933) I gave Fallardeau (the free man) two Parchment Skins to make a Canoe with to drive down the Red River.
- 1858 (1860) These great prairie-rivers are generally crossed and often descended in "bull-boats" or "parchment canoes" by the Indians, for great distances.
- 1754 (1907) The Indian Men made temporary Canoes of Willows, covered with parchment Moose skins.