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Scope note
A wide variety of lateen-rigged watercraft used for trading along the East African, Arabian, and Indian coasts; generally having long raking bows and fuller sterns. This is a European term derived from the Swahili and is not used by most of the people who sail such vessels.
dhows
Accepted term: 02-Dec-2024