prahu
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The Dyak bangkong draws very little water, and is both lighter and faster than the Malay prahu; it is a hundred feet long, and nine or ten broad.
From Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak by Henriette McDougall
As she was beyond the reach of the steamer, Captain Brooke turned to the second prahu, which was now fast nearing the shore.
From Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak by Henriette McDougall
It was done immediately; we all pulled a short distance away and left the brave Datoo's prahu like a wreck abandoned.
From Great Pirate Stories by Joseph Lewis French
They were anxious moments, and more than once, when the prahu was close abreast, the doctor made sure, from the expression of the men’s faces, that they could see through the screen.
From One Maid's Mischief by George Manville Fenn
Taking the canoe in tow, we again took to the oars, and in a short time perceived the natives hauling the prahu into a creek.
From Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery by Frank Marryat
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