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SAMPAN

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Originally appearing in Volume V24, Page 118 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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SAMPAN  , the name of the typical

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light boat of far Eastern rivers and coastal waters; it is usually propelled by a single scull over the stern, and the centre and after
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part is covered by an awning or screen of
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matting . The word is said to be Chinese,
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san, thin, and pan, board . Others take it to be of
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Malay origin .

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