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pirogue

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pi·rogue  (p-rg pîr)
n.
A canoe made from a hollowed tree trunk; a piragua.

[French, from Spanish piragua; see piragua.]
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Noun1.piroguepirogue - a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log
canoe - small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle


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Then I'll take you some night in the pirogue when the moon shines.
Tamaahmaah came on board of the ship in royal style, in his double pirogue.
They swooped down close to the long pirogues that navigated the lake; and the wild fishermen, terrified at the sight of the balloon, would plunge into the water and regain their islands with every symptom of undisguised affright.
 
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