almadie

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almadie - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Almadia \Al`ma*di"a\, Almadie \Al"ma*die\, n. [F. almadie (cf.
     Sp. & Pg. almadia), fr. Ar. alma'd[imac]yah a raft, float.]
     (Naut.)
     (a) A bark canoe used by the Africans.
     (b) A boat used at Calicut, in India, about eighty feet long,
         and six or seven broad.
         [1913 Webster]