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 • Jun. 24, 2014
Within the prau were two dozen fighting men, armed with their alligator hide buckler, long, steel-tipped spear, and ugly, snake-like kris.
From Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines by Wildman, Rounsevelle
He could swim and box, and had once gone with his father to the seaports on New Year’s Day at Singapore, and his own prau had won the short-distance race.
From Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines by Wildman, Rounsevelle
Then another man took the steerer’s place, and the prau glided by evidently to take her station astern.
From Mother Carey's Chicken Her Voyage to the Unknown Isle by Forestier, A.
On came the prau, with her swarthy crew crowding her bamboo decks, and their dark skins shining in the sun.
From Mother Carey's Chicken Her Voyage to the Unknown Isle by Forestier, A.
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