woodskin

woodskin
noun
Etymology: wood + skin
: bark from which canoes are made; also : a canoe made of bark

woodskins of the Indians had passed up and down and left no trace — William Beebe

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woodˈskin noun
A Native American canoe made of bark, or the bark itself
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Main Entry:wood

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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