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- noun Plural form of
punkah .
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Examples
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A breeze whirled around the room, caught and tossed about by the punkahs held by the fifteen slave girls standing in the corners and against the walls.
Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010
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When they reached her apartments, she lay down on a divan, the soft swish of the punkahs feeding cool air into the rooms, and relived every moment of the game.
Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010
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A breeze whirled around the room, caught and tossed about by the punkahs held by the fifteen slave girls standing in the corners and against the walls.
Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010
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I liked the sound of that, rather, but as he conducted me across the hall, where Sikh sentries stood and the punkahs* (* Fans.) hissed, I thought it best to say I didn't mind, really - and then I found he was grinning all over his whiskers as he ushered me through a doorway, and I stopped dead in amazement.
Fiancée 2010
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A breeze whirled around the room, caught and tossed about by the punkahs held by the fifteen slave girls standing in the corners and against the walls.
Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010
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When they reached her apartments, she lay down on a divan, the soft swish of the punkahs feeding cool air into the rooms, and relived every moment of the game.
Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010
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When they reached her apartments, she lay down on a divan, the soft swish of the punkahs feeding cool air into the rooms, and relived every moment of the game.
Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010
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Silken punkahs swung from chains, wafting back and forth a cloud of sandalwood smoke that veiled the whole scene in mysterious, scented mist.
In The Time Of Light dj barber 2010
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He described the balls at Government House, and the manner in which they kept themselves cool in the hot weather, with punkahs, tatties, and other contrivances; and he was very witty regarding the number of
Vanity Fair 2006
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He described the balls at Government House, and the manner in which they kept themselves cool in the hot weather, with punkahs, tatties, and other contrivances; and he was very witty regarding the number of
Vanity Fair 2006
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