cordelle
[kawr-del]
- a heavy rope formerly used for towing boats on rivers in Canada and the U.S.
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- to tow (a boat) by means of a cordelle.
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Origin of cordelle
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Historical Examples
We were compelled to cordelle our boat, and sometimes lift it over the rocks for several rods.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XXXJoel Palmer
Big men, bearded and powerful, pushing up stream with the cordelle on their shoulders!
The River and IJohn G. Neihardt
When sail and oar and setting-pole proved unavailing, the men were out and overboard, running the banks with the cordelle.
The Magnificent AdventureEmerson Hough
With much ado, with poles and cordelle, we made but five miles.
The cordelle was a rope, often several hundred yards long, by means of which men towed boats up rapid streams.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XIVEdwin James