Sampan

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sampan
       n : an Asian skiff usually propelled by two oars