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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In the East Indies: A warehouse.
- noun The office of harbor-master or other port authority.
- noun In Java, a large hall of audience in a princely residence, without regular walls, but supported by wooden pillars.
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bilby commented on the word bankshall
Hmmm. The Javanese structure referred to is typically called a joglo and looks like this: https://blue.kumparan.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,fl_lossy,c_fill,q_auto:best,w_640/v1634025439/01811812e9daa2e2d6db12ed45414b0e.jpg
May 4, 2024