Canoe \Ca*noe"\, n.; pl. Canoes. [Sp. canoa, fr. Caribbean
   can['a]oa.]
   1. A boat used by rude nations, formed of trunk of a tree,
      excavated, by cutting of burning, into a suitable shape.
      It is propelled by a paddle or paddles, or sometimes by
      sail, and has no rudder.
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            Others devised the boat of one tree, called the
            canoe.                                --Raleigh.
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   2. A boat made of bark or skins, used by savages.
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            A birch canoe, with paddles, rising, falling, on the
            water.                                --Longfellow.
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   3. A light pleasure boat, especially designed for use by one
      who goes alone upon long excursions, including portage. It
      it propelled by a paddle, or by a small sail attached to a
      temporary mast.
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