dhow
or dau, dow
[dou]
- any of various types of sailing vessels used by Arabs on the east African, Arabian, and Indian coasts, generally lateen-rigged on two or three masts.
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Origin of dhow
First recorded in 1795–1805, dhow is from the Arabic word dāwa
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When morning at length broke, dhow number two was nowhere in sight.
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He was holding fast on to the side of the dhow, and found some support necessary.
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Thus the management of the dhow was left entirely to her captors.
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Saying this, Adair shoved off and pulled away in chase of the third dhow.
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“If a dhow does come by, we must try to board her and take her,” exclaimed Jerry Bird.
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dhow
- a lateen-rigged coastal Arab sailing vessel with one or two masts
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Word Origin
C19: from Arabic dāwa
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Word Origin and History for dhow
n.
1799, original language unknown, "single-masted native vessel used on Arabian Sea," later widely applied to all Arab vessels. Klein suggests a relation to Persian dav "running."
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