DCHP-2
river pointer Lumbering DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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a sturdy flat-bottomed boat about 20 ft. long, pointed fore and aft and having a shallow draft, specially designed for use in river drives. [See picture at pointer.]
See also: pointer (def. 1 and picture)
- 1952 River pointers and barges would be too slow and unwieldy in the sudden squalls and gales that sweep the Chibougamau region.
- 1952 River pointers and barges would be too slow and unwieldy in the sudden squalls and gales that sweep the Chibougamau region.