PERIAGUA
\pˈi͡əɹɪˈaɡjuːə], \pˈiəɹɪˈaɡjuːə], \p_ˈiə_ɹ_ɪ__ˈa_ɡ_j_uː_ə]\
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per-i-ä'gwä, n. a canoe hollowed out of a single trunk, a dug-out: a vessel made by cutting a canoe in two lengthwise and inserting a large plank: a large keelless flat-bottomed boat for shoal-water navigation, decked at the ends only, propelled by rowing, or by sails on two masts capable of being struck.--Also PIROGUE'. [Sp. piragua.]
By Thomas Davidson
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