jampan
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of jampan
C19: from Bengali jhāmpān
Example Sentences
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"Didn't you ever feel nervous at first," Elma asked, "when you went out in a jampan on a dark night down a very steep road?"
From Fifty-Two Stories For Girls by Miles, Alfred H. (Alfred Henry)
Elma's startled scream unnerved the other runners, who swerved and stumbled, and in a moment the jampan was overturned down the side of the kudd.
From Fifty-Two Stories For Girls by Miles, Alfred H. (Alfred Henry)
One of the men on the inner side of the road stumbled up the bank, and, losing his balance, let go the pole, and the jampan heeled over.
From Fifty-Two Stories For Girls by Miles, Alfred H. (Alfred Henry)
They stopped the jampan and appealed to her, but she could not understand a word they said.
From Fifty-Two Stories For Girls by Miles, Alfred H. (Alfred Henry)
"My jampan went over the side, down the precipice," said Elma, "and I am afraid those poor jampannis must have been killed."
From Fifty-Two Stories For Girls by Miles, Alfred H. (Alfred Henry)
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