| 释义 |
‖ kumpit|ˈkʊmpɪt|
[Native name.]
A trading-vessel of the Philippine Islands.
1951People (Austral.) 17 Jan. 48/3 They were finally got away by a Filipino..who paddled over from the Philippines in a ‘kumpit’ and took them back under a small cargo of rice. 1968Economist 12 Oct. 81/3 There's many a fast kumpit no doubt leaving Sabah bound for the Sulu shores. 1969R. Thomas Singapore Wink xiii. 138 ‘..the Wilfreda Maria.’ ‘What's that?’ ‘A kumpit.’ ‘And a kumpit is a what?’ ‘It's an eight-ton ship. I bought it from a Moro pirate. I'm a smuggler.’ 1972Sunday Times (Singapore) 24 Sept. 7/3 Strict watch is maintained on all kumpits (Filipino boats) arriving in Sabah. |