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cordelle ((v.))
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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v.
draw or lead a canoe, boat, scow, etc, through rapids, shallows, or other difficult stretches of water by means of a line or lines running from the craft to a man, or men, on the bank or shore. See fist note at at track (def. 1).
See: track(def. 1)
Quotations
1931
To pass a dècharge it was necessary to cordelle, that is, tow the canoe by means of a rope (cordelle) or cable.