DCHP-2

pipe ((1)) 1 [< Cdn F] Fur Trade, Hist. DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

• 1 n.

  a spell of travelling or rowing between rest periods at which a pipe was smoked; the distance that could be travelled in such a spell.

  See also: smoke (def. 3b)  spell ((n.))  (def. 1)  

• 2 n.

  a rest period between spells of travelling.

  See also: smoke (def. 3a)  smoke-up  spell ((n.))  (def. 2)  

• 3 n.

  a space of time.

  See also: smoke (def. 3c)