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canaller

American  
[kuh-nal-er, -naw-ler] / kəˈnæl ər, -ˈnɔ lər /

noun

  1. a freight boat built for use on canals.

  2. a worker on a canal boat, especially one that formerly plied the Erie Canal.

Etymology

Origin of canaller

First recorded in 1860–65; canal + -er 1

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The propeller blades of a good canaller will move twelve to fifteen miles, in their line of spiral movement, to get two to three miles headway for the boat.

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