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- noun Plural form of
almadia .
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Examples
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"Now as it was night they all went ashore with their almadias."
The life of Christopher Columbus: from his own letters and journals and other documents of his time. 1891
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Here the man had gone, who had been picked up the day before, and he had given such good accounts that all night long the ship had been boarded by almadias, bringing supplies.
The life of Christopher Columbus: from his own letters and journals and other documents of his time. 1891
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Just within the bar there is sufficient water for ships of some size, which may go about half way up the port; beyond that it is only fit for _almadias_ or boats.
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At length when it was towards morning, de Silva passed the creek of _Balyzupe_ with 500 men in 60 almadias or native boats.
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We often saw a man or two on the shore, who on seeing us used to come off in their almadias or canoes; when casting anchor we offered such wares as we had in the boat for fish and fresh water, or provisions of their cooking, and in this way we procured from them roots and the fruit of the palm tree, and some of their wine, which is the juice of a tree and is of the colour of whey.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 Robert Kerr 1784
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"They came to the ship with almadias, * which are made of the trunk of a tree, like a long boat, and all of one piece -- and made in a very wonderful manner in the fashion of the country -- and large enough for some of them to hold forty or forty-five men.
The life of Christopher Columbus: from his own letters and journals and other documents of his time. 1891
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[164-1] This line should be, "in which he saw five very large _almadias_
The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 Various 1884
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