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PATAMAR
Etymology
Noun
patamar (plural patamars)
(nautical) A sailing vessel resembling a grab, formerly used in the coasting trade of Bombay and Ceylon.
Hypernym: dhow
Source: Wiktionary
Pat"a*mar, n. Etym: [From the native name.] (Naut.)
Definition: A vessel resembling a grab, used in the coasting trade of Bombay and Ceylon. [Written also pattemar.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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