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n. A type of large fan, common on the Indian subcontinent, especially made from a leaf or from cloth, typically hung from the ceiling, designed to cool a room, often operated manually by a servant.

n. a large fan consisting of a frame covered with canvas that is suspended from the ceiling; used in India for circulating air in a room

"The punkah is a large frame, from eight to ten feet long, and three feet high, covered with white Indian cloth, and fastened to the ceiling."

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