prau
Americannoun
noun
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In 1988, a descendent of his recreated the trip from Indonesia to Australia in a traditional prau as part of the latter country's bicentennial celebrations.
From BBC
She was a prau with four men in her, belonging to Achin, whither she was bound.
From Project Gutenberg
Captain Read ordered his men to take aboard all the nuts, and as much of the oil as he thought convenient, and then cut a hole in the bottom of the prau and turned her loose, keeping the men prisoners.
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The natives ... provided a large prau to carry us thither, we not being able to manage our own canoe.
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I'm passing through to Amboyna; dropped off a prau up the coast this morning....
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