Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A sort of canoe hollowed out of timber, in which Singhalese pearl-fishers wash out the pearls from pearl-oysters.
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Beside these the kinds of wood most in use are the madang, ballam, maranti, laban, and marakuli.
The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants William Marsden 1795
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