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Punka

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) A machine for fanning a room, usually a movable fanlike frame covered with canvas, and suspended from the ceiling. It is kept in motion by pulling a cord.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Punka'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/punka.html. 1828.