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n.
a crude sled formerly used in drawing logs out of the bush and in transporting goods over rough terrain.
Quotations
1897
[A diable is] what we should call a "go-devil"--a rude sort of drag or sled for hauling logs and the like. In some places called a "tie-boy."
1964
The first device used to move logs was a crude sort of sleigh known as a "go-devil." It was simply the crotch of a birch tree to which the log was fastened and then dragged over the snow. Bob-sleds eventually replaced the go-devils.
1964
[Caption] Lead horse, with lightly loaded "go-devil", breaks trail for rest of the string.