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cordelle ((n.))
Cdn F
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
a strong line or rope used in tracking (def. 1).
Quotations
1792
[The current becoming very strong, the men were obliged to tirer à la cordelle, or drag the boat by ropes on a narrow beach under high, woody banks.]
1836
The boats in general had to be propelled by oars and setting poles . . . or towed by the long cordelle, or towing line.
1931
A rope or cordelle, for towing purposes, sixty yards in length, also found a place in every canoe.