The old tonjons were still to be seen in the basement at Barrackpore some years before my time, but when I enquired for them, they had disappeared.
Source: wiktionary
Tonjon
//ˈtɑnˌdʒɑn//
Synonyms for "tonjon" (1 found)
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Hindi
1 entries- तामजान noun (Translations)
Polish
1 entries- tamdżan noun (Translations)
Telugu
1 entries- నాలకీ noun (Translations)
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The equivalent for the men-folk, apart from those who rode on horse-back was the tonjon, which was a kind of open chair with poles extending at the back and front and carried by four coolies in the same way as the palki... The tonjon went out of use many year ago.
Source: wiktionary
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