cordelle
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of cordelle
1785–95; < French, diminutive of corde cord
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We then recrossed the river, and, after ascending a distance along the western shore, were repulsed in an attempt, with the cordelle, to pass Garlic Point.
From Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
They won up over the sullen rapids of the river which came into the bay, toiling sometimes waist-deep at the cordelle, yet complaining not at all.
From The Mississippi Bubble by Emerson Hough
The current was now very swift, and we were obliged to cordelle the boat along the left shore, where the bank was covered with large masses of rocks.
From The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources by John Charles Frémont
The pole, the cordelle, the paddle, and the sail, in turn helped them to navigate the great streams which led out into the West.
From The Passing of the Frontier; a chronicle of the old West by Emerson Hough
John, take charge of the cordelle; can you row, doctor?
From A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett by William Henry Venable
From this point they made a portage and cordelled their boat, and with poles and lines ascended to Snake river.
From Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes by William Henry Carman Folsom
The next morning early we entered the picturesque Dalles of the St. Croix, then cordelled our boat over Baker's falls, and landed at the village of St. Croix Falls.
From Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes by William Henry Carman Folsom
We paddled and cordelled valiantly, discussing Milk River the while.
From The River and I by John G. Neihardt
Crossing to the right bank, we cordelled the boat along the shore, there being no longer any use of the paddles, and put into a little bay below the upper rapids.
From The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources by John Charles Frémont
"Very low, sir; we cordelled much of the way."
From The River and I by John G. Neihardt
In cordelling, one sits in the skiff and steers, while the other walks on the shore, drawing the boat by a rope over the shoulders.
From The Hoosier School-boy by Edward Eggleston
With difficulty cordelling his barge around the Regent’s Park, Bill Bootle, the canal boatman, was making slow speed.
From The Child Wife by Mayne Reid
The work of rowing and cordelling was hard, but they carried light and hopeful hearts.
From The Hoosier School-boy by Edward Eggleston
We had little heart for cordelling, and no paddling could make headway against that gale.
From The River and I by John G. Neihardt
They bade him good-bye at last, and started home, now rowing against the current and now cordelling along the river shore, when they grew tired of rowing.
From The Hoosier School-boy by Edward Eggleston
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