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• canoe, paddle one's own —  Act independently …   A concise dictionary of English slang

• Canoe Poling — flussaufwärts Canoe Poling (von engl. canoe: Kanadier/Kanu; pole: Stange/Stab) bezeichnet im Englischen die Technik, einen Canadier stehend mit Hilfe einer langen Stange („Polingstange“) in seichten Flussabschnitten gegen die Strömung… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• paddle doll — paddle doll, an ancient Egyptian figurine carved in the shape of a canoe paddle, with lines painted or carved on it to look like clothes, and hair made of short strings of beads …   Useful english dictionary

• Canoe racing — This article is about canoe sprint racing. Other forms of canoe and kayak racing, such as whitewater racing, extreme racing, dragon boat racing and outrigger canoe racing, are practised on white water and/or use quite different boats and paddles …   Wikipedia

• paddle one's own canoe — phrasal : to get along by one s own efforts told him that he could expect no more help and would have to paddle his own canoe * * * paddle one s own canoe see under ↑paddle2 • • • Main Entry: ↑canoe paddle one s own canoe To progress… …   Useful english dictionary

• Paddle (spanking) — For other uses, see paddle (disambiguation) to the buttocks; it would be too hard and heavy to use safely on the back. Types and terms *A spanking paddle can sometimes be called shingle , apparently after its form, or be given names (rather like… …   Wikipedia

• canoe — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dugout VERB + CANOE ▪ paddle CANOE + NOUN ▪ trip ▪ paddle …   Collocations dictionary

• canoe — 1 noun (C) a long light boat that is pointed at both ends and which you move along using a paddle 1 (1) see also: paddle your own canoe paddle 2 (5) 2 verb (I) to travel by canoe canoeist noun (C) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• canoe — ca·noe || kÉ™ nuː n. light narrow boat propelled by paddles v. travel in a canoe, paddle a canoe …   English contemporary dictionary

• paddle — paddle1 [pad′ l] n. [ME padell, small spade < ?] 1. a relatively short pole with a broad blade at one end or sometimes both ends, held in the hands and used to propel and steer a canoe, kayak, etc.: cf. OAR 2. any of various implements shaped… …   English World dictionary

• paddle one's own canoe — {v. phr.}, {informal} To work without help; earn your own living; support yourself. * /After his father died, John had to paddle his own canoe./ Syn.: HOE ONE S OWN ROW. Compare: MAKE ONE S WAY …   Dictionary of American idioms