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Definition of Sumpitans
1. sumpitan [n] - See also: sumpitan
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sumpitans
Literary usage of Sumpitans
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Life in the forests of the Far East by Spenser St. John (1862)
"... sumpitans—The Poison on the Arrows —Melted in hot Water—Weapons purchased,
not made by them—Dress of the ..."
2. North Borneo: Explorations and Adventures on the Equator by Frank Hatton, Joseph Hatton (1886)
"Use spears, sumpitans, and ... away and went into the jungle, taking their
sumpitans, spears, &c., and making as if they would shoot birds or monkeys. ..."
3. Through Central Borneo: An Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of the by Carl Lumholtz (1920)
"Formerly sumpitans were made in sufficient number, but the art of the blacksmith
has almost died out, only one remaining at the present time, ..."
4. Through Central Borneo: An Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of the by Carl Lumholtz (1920)
"Formerly sumpitans were made in sufficient number, but the art of the blacksmith
has almost died out, only one remaining at the present time, ..."
5. The American Boys Handy Book by Daniel Carter Beard (1890)
"The blow-guns used by the Dyaks of Borneo are called sumpitans, and instead of
clay balls they carry poisoned arrows. A spear is also attached to the side ..."
6. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1894)
"On the Sorting river these sumpitans are manufactured from a very long-jointed,
straight variety of bamboo, which is generally carved and traced with many ..."
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