单词 | vinta |
释义 | vintan. A kind of canoe used by the Moros in the Philippine Islands. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > vessels of primitive construction > [noun] > canoe of indigenous peoples > other types of canoe pirogue1666 dory1709 Montreal canoe1793 waka1807 tandem canoe1867 Rob Roy1868 canot du maître1872 Peterborough1882 snake-boat1882 shadow canoe1883 tandem1884 buckeye1885 Canader1893 vinta1900 bellum1901 spoon canoe1907 sponson canoe1911 ratting canoe1944 tarada1960 canot du nord1961 1900 F. H. Sawyer Inhabitants Philippines xxxviii. 362 These vessels rendered good service, and to some extent checked the incursions of the pirates, but they had not the speed to follow up the fast-rowing vintas of the Moros, which could always escape from them unless caught in narrow waters. 1906 Soldier Slang in C. McGovern Sarjint Larry an' Frinds Vinta, same as ‘Parao’ [defined in the same glossary as ‘a native canoe or row boat, usually a single hollowed-out log; propelled by one or two rude oars, with a paddle for a rudder’]. 1946 G. Stimpson Bk. about Thousand Things 47 Their vintas, fishing boats hewn from single long logs, were marvels of workmanship and efficiency. 1979 P. Driscoll Pangolin xvi. 127 The long, slender vintas of the Muslim fishermen lay at anchor. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1900 |
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