dhony

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dhony - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Dhony \Dho"ny\, n.
     A Ceylonese boat. See Doni.
     [1913 Webster] Dhourra
     Dhoorra

  Doni \Do"ni\, n. [Tamil t?n[imac].] (Naut.)
     A clumsy craft, having one mast with a long sail, used for
     trading purposes on the coasts of Coromandel and Ceylon.
     [Written also dhony, doney, and done.] --Balfour.
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