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Jampan (noun)
jampan [ / ˈdʒæmˌpæn / ]


noun
1. a type of sedan chair used in India

Origin: C19: from Bengali jhāmpān

Example Sentences
They stopped the jampan and appealed to her, but she could not understand a word they said.
From Project Gutenberg

As soon as the jampan tilted they let go, and directly they saw you had gone over they ran away.
From Project Gutenberg

Jampan, jam′pan, n. a sedan-chair borne on bamboo poles by four bearers.
From Project Gutenberg

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