profs

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The ships themselves come in all styles and ages from Mississippi steamboats to Malay proas, from Chinese dragon boats to Atlantic liners.

From Time Magazine Archive

“I mean such as Malay proas, catamarans, Arab dhows, Chinese sanpans, Japanese pilot boats, Turkish caiques, Esquimaux kiacks, Alaskan war canoes, the hooded boats of the Swiss Lakes, and so on.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

When Lupe returned, the Malays were shouldering the pepper bags, and hurrying to the water’s edge, loading their proas.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

Nothing saved us but the prompt order of Mr. Marble to keep the ship away, by which means, instead of moving toward the proas, we instantly began to move from them.

From Great Pirate Stories by French, Joseph Lewis

Two of Ah Sing's proas moved up the bay to shut off escape from the sea.

From The Argus Pheasant by Beecham, John Charles