Palankeen

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Archaic form of palanquin. alt-of, archaic

    "At half-past seven Mr Dawson and I got into our palankeens to go to the governor's gardens."

  2. 2
    a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers wordnet

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"At half-past seven Mr Dawson and I got into our palankeens to go to the governor's gardens."

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