caman

/ (ˈkæmən) /

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noun

shinty the wooden stick used to hit the ball

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Word Origin for caman

C19: from Gaelic

Words nearby caman

cama, camaca, Camacho, Camagüey, camail, caman, camaraderie, camarasaur, Camargue, camarilla, Camarillo

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How to use caman in a sentence

Edward the Black Prince left to his confessor his bed of red caman, with his arms embroidered on each corner.
Needlework As Art|Marian Alford
The blow given by a hurler to the ball with his caman or hurley is always called a puck.
English As We Speak It in Ireland|P. W. Joyce
From Hacienda Cantas to Caman we had to pass the western desert for a distance of 45 miles.
The Andes of Southern Peru|Isaiah Bowman
The observation at Caman checks very closely with a Peruvian observation the value of which is S. 16 37 00.
The Andes of Southern Peru|Isaiah Bowman

At sunset Alleericmac was hammering with his fist at the door of the Fonda del Caman.
The Days of Chivalry|Ernest Louis Victor Jules L'Epine