Montreal canoe

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noun Canadian.

a large freight canoe having a raised gunwale at the bow and stern.

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Origin of Montreal canoe

First recorded in 1785–95

Castro actually flew up to Montreal to be a pallbearer at the 2000 funeral of a beloved Canadian Prime Minister, Pierre Trudeau.
Canada ♥ Cuba Just Got Complicated|Shinan Govani|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As a boy, by the way, Pierre had set out from Florida in an unsuccessful canoe trip to Cuba!
Canada ♥ Cuba Just Got Complicated|Shinan Govani|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Our foreign policy canoe is filled to the gunnels with catch-and-release trout armed with AK-47s.
My Coffee Klatch With Rand Paul|P. J. O’Rourke|September 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A longtime Zionist, Kawalek grew up in Montreal in a semi-religious household.
A Gay Jewish Zionist American Doctor in Gaza and What He Saw|Itay Hod|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

My partner Brandon and I awake at the crack of dawn for a canoe ride on the milky blue glacial waters of Lake Louise.
Our Trip to The Climate War's Ground Zero|Darren Aronofsky|September 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The parliament house and library of the British provinces, at Montreal, burned by a mob.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
A primitive savage makes a bow and arrow in a day: it takes him a fortnight to make a bark canoe.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
The roomy canoe, if not built for great speed, certainly was built for as much comfort as could be expected in such a craft.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose
The canoe touched the grassy bank at the edge of the old Carter place at the far end of the lake just before noon.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose
But suddenly Jessie drove her paddle deep into the water and sent the canoe in a dash to the landing.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose