It was served in this thing called a calabash bowl. From Wordnik.com. [Jounen Kweyol] Reference
The calabash is the fruit from the national tree and it resembles a coconut from the outside, but smooth. From Wordnik.com. [Jounen Kweyol] Reference
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole -- his proper name -- was a distant relation of Keola, his so-called calabash cousin. From Wordnik.com. [Beard] Reference
They are aromatic and impart to the fruit the odor and flavor of nutmeg; hence they are also known as calabash nutmegs. From Wordnik.com. [Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture] Reference
A couple of spades, a trowel and a calabash were their only tools, but our adventurer was a knowing man, and "knowledge is power.". From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 87, March, 1875] Reference
Two of the dancers then took up traditional African instruments, such as calabash shells and a string instrument similar to the kora. From Wordnik.com. [Stories from The Sun] Reference
He used a hollowed-out calabash instead of a bowl. From Wordnik.com. [Bridge of the Separator]
That is what is being carried in (ph) that calabash. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 27, 2005] Reference
The exuding sap is funneled into a calabash or a bottle. From Wordnik.com. [24 Commercialization of Fermented Foods in Sub-Saharan Africa] Reference
This he does by rattling a hollow calabash containing stones. From Wordnik.com. [Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America] Reference
Upon this, down they came again; we brought out a calabash of real. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843] Reference
Mary opened the calabash and found that it contained two twin boys. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Slessor of Calabar: Pioneer Missionary] Reference
Just sit and talk over a cup of coffee or a calabash of millett beer. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 9] Reference
Another calabash of piwari was offered him and he handed it back empty. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Stories]
Another very useful tree to the natives is the calabash, or gourd tree. From Wordnik.com. [Little Journey to Puerto Rico : for Intermediate and Upper Grades For Intermediate and Upper Grades] Reference
A piece of calabash is used to turn the toasting pulp to prevent stocking. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
The beer was in a large calabash, and I felt constrained to drink some of it. From Wordnik.com. [Campaign Pictures of the War in South Africa (1899-1900) Letters from the Front] Reference
When I was a youngster, we often encountered such as him, in his calabash boat. From Wordnik.com. [Shaman's Crossing]
I gave him the calabash, and the liquor pleasing his palate, he drank it all off. From Wordnik.com. [Fairy Tales from the Arabian Nights] Reference
“Yes, you shall read to me,” Mr. McMaster repeated, nodding over the calabash. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Stories]
I handed him the calabash, and the liquor pleasing his palate, he drank it all off. From Wordnik.com. [The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book] Reference
Manual lifting from an open well using a calabash or similar container to irrigate 0. 01-0.05 ha. From Wordnik.com. [Water profile of Nigeria] Reference
Arrangement of the grinding unit, the drive unit, the seat and the holding device for the calabash (Fig. 28). From Wordnik.com. [1. Preface] Reference
They were singing in an apathetic, monotonous manner and passing a large calabash of liquid from mouth to mouth. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Stories]
LISTER: "Rise Up" is being released only online at calabash. com and it certainly won't get any air play in Zimbabwe. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 29, 2005] Reference
The arrangement of the seat and of the holding device for the calabash should be determined by ergonomic considerations. From Wordnik.com. [1. Preface] Reference
As she carries the calabash toward the river, she is joined by big men, tall men, little people and women of great power. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 27, 2005] Reference
They love their little hut, where the calabash tree, planted at the birth of a son, waves over the bones of their parents. From Wordnik.com. [The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus] Reference
The German traveler Humboldt drank it from the shell of a calabash, and the natives dip their bread of maize or cassava in it. From Wordnik.com. [Among the Trees at Elmridge] Reference
He deigned, however, to empty at a single draught a calabash of Malaga that Willis gave him, but there his condescension stopped. From Wordnik.com. [Willis the Pilot] Reference
A fire was always burning in the kitchen hearth, with a kettle of water suspended over it and a calabash of sour milk standing nearby. From Wordnik.com. [Freedom in our Lifetime] Reference
QUEST: Let us end where we began, outside the calabash, the national stadium, where in just over a year, the first match will take place. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 13, 2009] Reference
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