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Definition of Pirogue
1. Noun. A canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log.
Definition of Pirogue
1. n. A dugout canoe; by extension, any small boat.
Definition of Pirogue
1. Noun. A canoe of shallow draft, made by hollowing a log. ¹
2. Noun. A small flat-bottom boat of shallow draft. Specifically, a flat-bottom boat made of one four-feet by eight-feet piece of plywood, the bottom being a two-feet eight-inches wide eight-feet long pointed-ends lengthwise-centered oval cut from the piece, and the boat's sides being comprised of the two remaining pieces attached lengthwise to the outside edges of the oval. ¹
3. Noun. A style of pasta shaped as miniature canoe folded over. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pirogue
1. piragua [n -S] - See also: piragua
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pirogue
Literary usage of Pirogue
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Historical Geography of Detroit by Almon Ernest Parkins (1918)
"There were several types of these semi-primitive craft: the pirogue, ...
The pirogue was a large "dug-out." It usually was made by splitting the dug-out ..."
2. Publications by English Dialect Society (1895)
"It seems that M. Sorel requested his friend, Dr. Lebeau, to endeavor to find and
return to him a pirogue which was stolen from him. ..."
3. Public Life of Zachariah Chandler, 1851-1875 by Wilmer Carlyle Harris (1918)
"There were several types of these semi-primitive craft: the pirogue, ...
The pirogue was a large "dug-out." It usually was made by splitting the dug-out ..."
4. Explorations Into the World of Lewis and Clark: 194 Essays from the Pages of by Robert A. Saindon (2003)
"The White pirogue, smallest craft of the flotilla at the onset was the largest
... She started as the "provisions pirogue." Then to distinguish her from her ..."
5. Around Tonkin and Siam by Henri d' Orléans, prince d' Henri Philippe Marie Orléans (1894)
"... first Siamese Post—In a pirogue—The Nam Ou—Muong Ngoi'—A Religious Grotto —Details
on the Khas—A Laotian ..."
6. Explorations Into the World of Lewis and Clark V-2 of 3 by Robert A. Saindon (2003)
"The White pirogue, smallest craft of the flotilla at the onset was the largest
... She started as the “provisions pirogue.” Then to distinguish her from her ..."
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