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Word of the Day - pirogue

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pirogue

/pɪˈrəʊɡ/
noun
A long, narrow canoe made from a single tree trunk, especially in Central America and the Caribbean.

Origin
Early 17th century from French, probably from Carib.

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Bob got all fired up when he became involved in making a 20 foot pirogue from a storm-felled white pine. The team used axes, adzes and fire.

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