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[n]
▶ pop-pop boat ▶ [expl] toy boat with simple steam impeller |
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2. |
[n]
《orig. meaning》 ▶ steam passenger launch |
2. | A 2018-09-15 17:37:52 Robin Scott <...address hidden...> | |
1. | A* 2018-08-17 04:26:18 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
Refs: | Daijr, GG5, etc. ポンポン蒸気 1272 ぽんぽん蒸気 292 https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ポンポン船 |
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Comments: | Splitting from proposed ポンポン船 entry. The refs don't mention the toy usage, but apart from a few historical uses it seems to be mainly used for the toys now. There's also ポンポン蒸気船 (844) and ぽんぽん蒸気船 (195). |