sampan

2 definitions found

sampan - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sampan \Sam"pan\, n. (Naut.)
     A Chinese boat from twelve to fifteen feet long, covered with
     a house, and sometimes used as a permanent habitation on the
     inland waters. [Written also sanpan.]
     [1913 Webster]

sampan - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  sampan
      n 1: an Asian skiff usually propelled by two oars