devant

[< Cdn F devant (de canot)]

Obs.

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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the bowsman in a canoe; one of the two bouts.

Quotations

1767

Settled--Aimable Rouillard Feauybourg de Ricollet to go as above, devant de Cannote for 320 livres.

1860

Gendron was gouvernail and one of his boys acted as devant.

1930

Beads were given to the devants but not to the milieux.