Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PI-ROGUE', or PI-RA-GUA
PI-ROGUE', or PI-RA-GUA, n. [piro'ge, or pirau'gua; Sp. piragua. This word is variously written, periagua or pirogue. The former is the spelling of Washington and Jefferson; the latter of Charlevoix.]
- A canoe formed out of the trunk of a tree, or two canoes united. – Charlevoix.
- In modern usage in America, a narrow ferry boat carrying two masts and a leeboard.
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