Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
chank .
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Examples
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Buddhists, by pouring upon his forehead consecrated water from a chank-shell.
The English Governess at the Siamese Court Being Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok Anna Harriette Leonowens 1874
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The king, his courtiers, and the chief priests being gathered round him, thanksgiving is offered up; and then the lordly beast is knighted, after the ancient manner of the Buddhists, by pouring upon his forehead consecrated water from a chank-shell.
The English Governess at the Siamese Court Leonowens, Anna H 1870
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