PONCHO in a Sentence

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Example sentences for PONCHO, such as:

1. There was a hole or slit in the middle of this mat, as you see the same in South American ponchos.
2. A kind of poncho made of rubber or painted cloth is used by the mounted troops in the United States service.

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 Meanings and Examples of PONCHO
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poncho
 n.  a kind of cloak worn by the Spanish Americans, having the form of a blanket, with a slit in the middle for the head to pass through
Classic Sentence:
1  For the whale is indeed wrapt up in his blubber as in a real blanket or counterpane; or, still better, an Indian poncho slipt over his head, and skirting his extremity.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 68. The Blanket.
2  There was a hole or slit in the middle of this mat, as you see the same in South American ponchos.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 3. The Spouter-Inn.
Example Sentence:
1  A kind of poncho made of rubber or painted cloth is used by the mounted troops in the United States service.