jampan
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of jampan
C19: from Bengali jhāmpān
Example Sentences
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Very slowly and laboriously they clambered back again to the road above; there was no sign of the jampannis, and the jampan itself had gone over the kudd and was no more to be seen.
From Fifty-Two Stories For Girls by Miles, Alfred H. (Alfred Henry)
Elma indeed looked a lovely creature when she came out of her room an hour or two later to show herself to her mother before she stepped into the hated jampan.
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)
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)
As soon as the jampan tilted they let go, and directly they saw you had gone over they ran away.
From Fifty-Two Stories For Girls by Miles, Alfred H. (Alfred Henry)
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