caman

noun

shinty the wooden stick used to hit the ball

Word Origin

C19: from Gaelic

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Examples from the Web for caman

Historical Examples

He had the caman still in his hand, and he tossed it in the air.
The Lost Pibroch
Neil Munro
Our modern cricket and hockey are only forms of the old game of caman.
The Story of Ancient Irish Civilization
P. W. Joyce
It seemed good news when the guide told me that there were mosquitoes in the marshes of Caman.
The Andes of Southern Peru
Isaiah Bowman
The foreshore at Caman is low and marshy where the salt water covers the outer edge of the delta.
The Andes of Southern Peru
Isaiah Bowman
In central and northern Peru the coastal region has aspects quite different from those about Caman.
The Andes of Southern Peru
Isaiah Bowman

caman

Word Origin

Examples from the Web for caman

Historical Examples

He had the caman still in his hand, and he tossed it in the air.

Our modern cricket and hockey are only forms of the old game of caman.

It seemed good news when the guide told me that there were mosquitoes in the marshes of Caman.

The foreshore at Caman is low and marshy where the salt water covers the outer edge of the delta.

In central and northern Peru the coastal region has aspects quite different from those about Caman.