Canoe
a boat made of a hollow trunk of a tree, or of the bark shaped and strengthened. Canoes have been made large enough to carry 20 or 30 hogsheads of sugar. Some have decks, CANONICAL HOURS and carry sail; but they are generally open boats, propelled by paddles. They are seldom wide enough for two men to sit abreast, but vary greatly in length.
Greenland Canoes, or kayaks, are often made of light wooden frames covered with sealskins, which are also drawn across as a deck, with only a hole left for one man to sit in it. In recent years there has been a new and extensive use and development of the craft. There are many Canoe clubs in the United States and in England, and the Canoe may be seen on all the coast-wise and inland waters of the United States and Canada.