Emily Dickinson Lexicon

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.]

1. A canoe formed out of the trunk of a tree, or two canoes united. – Charlevoix.
2. In modern usage in America, a narrow ferry boat carrying two masts and a leeboard.