canoe-maker noun a forensic pathologist US From the image of the body on the autopsy table, opened up to resemble a canoe.
[T]he old canoe maker at the autopsy today claimed she punctured the aorta with a three and a half inch blade. — Joseph Wambaugh, The NewCenturions, p. 58, 1970
She was a canoemaker with a sense of humor and Anne enjoyed her accent. — Joseph Wambaugh, Floaters, p. 136, 1996