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sampan
[ sam-pan ]
noun
- any of various small boats of East Asia, such as one propelled by a single scull over the stern and provided with a roofing of mats.
sampan
/ ˈsæmpæn /
noun
- any small skiff, widely used in the Orient, that is propelled by oars or a scull
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sampan1
First recorded in 1610–20; from Chinese sān bǎn “three-plank (boat)”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sampan1
C17: from Chinese san pan, from san three + pan board
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Example Sentences
The pirate reached for it, but at that moment the sampan went down and left him swirling in the water.
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A half-hour later Peter Gross made out a small sampan, paddled by two Dyaks, approaching from the south.
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After crossing the creek in a crazy sampan the party separated, each taking his own line of country.
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She followed the hermit to the river side, where his small and leaky sampan was drawn up on the mud.
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But at Yokohama, Blake hurried ashore in a sampan, met an agent who seemed to be awaiting him, and caught a train for Kobe.
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