English

Alternative forms

• panshway
• paunchway

Noun

panchway ‎(plural panchways)

1. (India, now historical) A Bengalese four-oared passenger boat. [from 18th c.]
   • 2008, Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies, Penguin 2015, p. 42:

     With a gesture of acknowledgement, Parimal retreated down the ladder and soon afterwards, a slim paunchway pulled away from the Raskhali budgerow to nudge up alongside the Ibis.