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sampan

(sam′pan′)

noun

any of various small boats used in China and Japan, usually propelled with a scull from the stern, and often having a sail and a small cabin formed of mats

Origin: Cantonese sam-pan < sam, three + pan, plank

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noun

A flatbottom Asian skiff usually propelled by two oars.

Origin:

Origin: Chinese (Cantonese) saam-paán

Origin: , equivalent to Chinese (Mandarin) sān, three

Origin: + bǎn, board

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