Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A very long, narrow, flatbottomed, trough-like canoe, with thin and flat projecting ends, used in navigating rivers and lagoons in Central America.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A long, flat-bottomed canoe, used for the navigation of rivers and lagoons in Central America.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A type of
dugout canoe used inCentral America
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Examples
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Here the pitpan is lowered into the grave with bow, arrow, spear, paddle, and other implements to serve the departed in the land beyond, then the other half of the boat is placed over the body.
An Introduction to the mortuary customs of the North American Indians 1884
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The corpse is wrapped in cloth and placed in one-half of a pitpan which has been cut in two.
A Further Contribution to the Study of the Mortuary Customs of the North American Indians 1884
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Here the pitpan is lowered into the grave with bow, arrow, spear, paddle, and other implements to serve the departed in the land beyond, then the other half of the boat is placed over the body.
A Further Contribution to the Study of the Mortuary Customs of the North American Indians 1884
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"The corpse is wrapped in cloth and placed in one-half of a pitpan which has been cut in two.
An Introduction to the mortuary customs of the North American Indians 1884
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