rotan
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The croppen of the rotan; the tail of the cart.
From 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Grose, Francis
There’s the same half-dark, dense heat, the tangled walls on either side, the overhanging trees and loops of prickly rotan suspended overhead ready to catch you.
From Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris by Spurrier, Steven
For his hand encountered a good-sized stone secured in its place by a thin rotan bound over it, and passed through the thatch and under one of the battens.
From Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris by Spurrier, Steven
Birds swarming—nesting or swinging by the rotan canes.
From Jack at Sea All Work and no Play made him a Dull Boy by Overend, William Heysham
The rotan saga is the ordinary rattan of commerce, but there are several others of more or less value.
From The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' by Pritchett, R. T. (Robert Taylor)
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