nuggar
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of nuggar
from Arabic
Example Sentences
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“A regular Nile reis, with his crew of four natives, would never have stuck the nuggar there.”
From For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War by Paget, Walter
A year ago an escort of five or six soldiers used to accompany each nuggar either coming up or down.
From General Gordon A Christian Hero by Churchill, Seton
Those were the conditions under which certain picked British soldiers, one of whom was an old friend of ours, lost sight of for a considerable time, were dragging their nuggar up a series of cataracts.
From For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War by Paget, Walter
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