Dahabeeah, a boat used by voyagers on the Nile, which varies in size, has one or two masts, and accommodation for from two to eight passengers, including a raised cabin on the after-deck. The boat sails, is rowed, or is dragged by ropes, according to circumstances.
Dahabeeah
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 3: Catarrh to Dion, p. 652
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