n. A small armed vessel, with sails and oars, used on the Malabar coast.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A small armed vessel, with sails and oars, -- used on the Malabar coast.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A large boat used in the far East, rarely exceeding 70 tons in burden, two-masted, and commonly carrying small swivel-guns. The Malay pirates employ these boats on account of their swiftness.
Word Usage
"Every other man was straining at his oar in the gallivat."