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May 26, 2012
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cor•delle



Pronunciation: (kôr-del'), [key]
—n., v., -delled, -dell•ing.

—n.
a heavy rope formerly used for towing boats on rivers in Canada and the U.S.

—v.t.
to tow (a boat) by means of a cordelle.

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Cordeliercord foot
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