caïque

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Paddle the swift caïque.

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  • Paddle the swift caïque. —  Ballads
  • "O bird of song, there's one in this caïque —  Ballads
  • "Bah!" he exclaimed suddenly, "there is that caïque again!" —  Paul Patoff
  • Paul followed the direction of his brother's glance, and saw a graceful caïque pulling slowly upstream towards them. —  Paul Patoff
  • A boatman stood lounging near them, leaning on a stone post, and following the retreating caïque with his eyes. —  Paul Patoff
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  1. French, from Italian caicco, from Ottoman Turkish qayïq, from Old Turkic qayghuq.
 

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