“pulwar”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

pulwar

释义

‖ pulwar E. Ind.|ˈpʌlwɑː(r)|
Also pulwaar, pulwah.
[Hindī palwār.]
A light keelless native boat used on the rivers of Bengal, ‘carrying some 12 to 15 tons’ (Yule).
1765Holwell Hist. Events, etc. 1. 69 We observed a boat..making for Patna: the commandant dispatched two light pulwaars after her.1793W. Hodges Trav. India 39 Besides this boat, a gentleman is usually attended by two others; a pulwah for the accommodation of the kitchen, and a smaller boat.1798S. Wilcocke in Naval Chron. (1799) II. 63 They have another kind of boats, which they call pulwahs. These are very long, low, and narrow... They are sculled instead of being rowed.1860C. Grant Rural Life Bengal 7 The Pulwar is a small description of native travelling boat, of neater build, and less rusticity of character.

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