Brancard

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A litter drawn by a horse, on which a person may be carried. obsolete

    "Mr d'Arblay was not only renversé, the brancard striking him upon his breast, but flung to some distance by the force of the blow."

Synonyms

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litter

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"Mr d'Arblay was not only renversé, the brancard striking him upon his breast, but flung to some distance by the force of the blow."

Etymology

Borrowed from French brancard.

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