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1. bellum, n. View full entry 1901
...A small boat or canoe used in ports along the shores of the Persian Gulf....
2. burgoo, n. View full entry 1743
...A thick oatmeal gruel or porridge used chiefly by seamen; loblolly....
3. dahabeeyah | dahabiah, n. View full entry 1846
...A large sailing-boat, used by travellers on the Nile....
4. dghaisa, n. View full entry 1893
...A boat resembling a gondola, used in Malta....
5. felucca, n. View full entry 1615
...A small vessel propelled by oars or lateen sails, or both, used, chiefly in the Mediterranean, for coasting voyages....
6. gaiassa, n. View full entry 1818
...A high-stemmed vessel with lateen sails used on the Nile for carrying freight....
7. grab, n.1 View full entry 1680
...A large coasting-vessel, drawing very little water, built with a prow and usually two-masted, used in the East (see quots. 17631839)....
8. gufa, n. View full entry 1914
...A round boat, made from straw and palm branches, found in Mesopotamia since ancient times....
9. jerm, n. View full entry 1632
...A small one- or two-masted vessel with large lateen sails used on the Egyptian coast; formerly applied to larger trading vessels in the Levant....
10. kuphar, n. View full entry 1800
...A circular coracle of wicker-work covered with skins, used on the Euphrates. See Herodotus i. §194....
11. mahaila, n. View full entry 1904
...A kind of large river sailing boat used in Iraq....
12. malem, n. View full entry 1609
...In parts of the Arabic-speaking world: a person responsible for the conduct or transportation of merchandise. Obs....
13. mussalchee, n. View full entry 1610
...A torch-bearer. In later use also: a household servant (see quots. 18031886). Also Naut.: a member of a South Asian ship's crew who looks after the lamps....
14. nakhoda, n. View full entry ?1606
...The captain or master of a local boat in Indo-Malayan or Arabian waters....
15. nugger, n. View full entry 1869
...A type of large, broad-beamed boat used on the upper Nile, usually to carry cargo....
16. reis, n. View full entry 1585
...In Middle-Eastern contexts: the captain of a boat or ship. Also as a title preceding a proper name....
17. sandal, n.3 View full entry 1753
...A long, narrow two-masted boat used in the Levant and on the northern coast of Africa....
18. sea-conny, n. View full entry 1801
...A steersman or quartermaster in a ship manned by lascars....
19. serang, n. View full entry 1799
...A native boatswain or captain of a Lascar crew....
20. shahbandar, n. View full entry 1599
...‘The title of an officer at native ports all over the Indian seas, who was the chief authority with whom foreign traders and ship-masters had to transact. He was often also head...
