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fuh-LOO-kuh
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a fast, narrow Mediterranean sailing vessel often propelled by oars or by a triangular lateen sail
1836Tom Cringle's LogWhen he got on board he stood up and shook his clenched fist at Obed, shouting, 'Picaro, traidor, Ingleses hay abordo, quieres enganarnos!' He then held up the blade of his paddle, a signal which all the canoes answered in a moment in the same manner, and then pulled towards the land, from whence a felucca, invisible until that moment, now swept out, as if she had floated up to the surface by magic, for I could see neither creek nor indentation on the shore, nor the smallest symptom of any entrance to a port or cove.1913ShelleyIt is doubtful whether the unseaworthy craft was merely swamped, or whether, as there is some reason to suppose, an Italian felucca ran her down with intent to rob the Englishmen.2003Blue HorizonNow Verity stood at the ships side and watched the fast felucca conveying the general back to the shore.Labels: Michael Scott, Sydney Waterlow, Wilbur Smith
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