• A kind of boat used on the coast of Madras, India. The planks are sewed together with strands of coir which cross over a wadding of the same material, so that the shock on taking the beach through surf is much reduced.
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Ma·soo'la boat` A kind of boat used on the coast of Madras, India. The planks are sewed together with strands of coir which cross over a wadding of the same material, so that the shock on taking the beach through surf is much reduced. [ Written also
masula ,
masulah , etc.]
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A Masoola boat is a large East Indian boat formerly used on the Coromandel coast for conveying passengers and goods between ships and the shore. They stood high out of the water, were difficult to manage, and sailed slowly; but they sustained shocks that would break up any European boat of the time, the planks of which they were built being fastene...
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