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Definition of Sampan
1. Noun. An Asian skiff usually propelled by two oars.
Definition of Sampan
1. n. A Chinese boat from twelve to fifteen feet long, covered with a house, and sometimes used as a permanent habitation on the inland waters.
Definition of Sampan
1. Noun. (nautical) A flat-bottomed Chinese wooden boat propelled by two oars. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sampan
1. a flat-bottomed Chinese skiff [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sampan
Literary usage of Sampan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Army Officer on Leave in Japan: Including a Sketch of Manila and by Louis Mervin Maus (1911)
"SURROUNDED by a fleet of shouting Japanese sampan men, vociferously engaged in
a fierce rivalry for the passenger trade of the ship, we finally succeeded in ..."
2. Korea and Her Neighbours: A Narrative of Travel, with an Account of the by Isabella Lucy Bird (1898)
"He was a Chefoo sampan- man when Bishop Corfe picked him up, and nothing could
make him into a regular servant, but he suited me admirably, ..."
3. A'Chu and Other Stories by Emma Anderson (1920)
"THE sampan GIRL'S LULLABY A GROUP of sampan children left their house-boats toward
evening of a sultry afternoon, and came ashore to stretch their legs. ..."
4. The Surgeon's Log: Being Impressions of the Far East by James Johnston Abraham (1911)
"... the sampan-man : The Chinaman in Java : On buying sarongs: Betel-chewing
and "Latah " : A night invasion by the sirens : On k rises : The odd behaviour ..."
5. An American Cruiser in the East: Travels and Studies in the Far East : the by John Donaldson Ford (1898)
"... is a policeman, and the little box on the corner is the place in which he
takes his rest and finds shel- A JAPANESE sampan. ter from sun and rain. ..."
6. A Descriptive Dictionary of British Malaya by Nicholas Belfield Dennys (1894)
"latter word being Sanskrit—a queer combination in Malay. As a rule, sampan is
applied to small boats only, larger ones being called ..."
7. An Army Officer on Leave in Japan: Including a Sketch of Manila and by Louis Mervin Maus (1911)
"SURROUNDED by a fleet of shouting Japanese sampan men, vociferously engaged in
a fierce rivalry for the passenger trade of the ship, we finally succeeded in ..."
8. Korea and Her Neighbours: A Narrative of Travel, with an Account of the by Isabella Lucy Bird (1898)
"He was a Chefoo sampan- man when Bishop Corfe picked him up, and nothing could
make him into a regular servant, but he suited me admirably, ..."
9. A'Chu and Other Stories by Emma Anderson (1920)
"THE sampan GIRL'S LULLABY A GROUP of sampan children left their house-boats toward
evening of a sultry afternoon, and came ashore to stretch their legs. ..."
10. The Surgeon's Log: Being Impressions of the Far East by James Johnston Abraham (1911)
"... the sampan-man : The Chinaman in Java : On buying sarongs: Betel-chewing
and "Latah " : A night invasion by the sirens : On k rises : The odd behaviour ..."
11. An American Cruiser in the East: Travels and Studies in the Far East : the by John Donaldson Ford (1898)
"... is a policeman, and the little box on the corner is the place in which he
takes his rest and finds shel- A JAPANESE sampan. ter from sun and rain. ..."
12. A Descriptive Dictionary of British Malaya by Nicholas Belfield Dennys (1894)
"latter word being Sanskrit—a queer combination in Malay. As a rule, sampan is
applied to small boats only, larger ones being called ..."
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