houdah

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A form of howdah — A seat, usually with a canopy, carried on the back of an elephant or camel.

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Meanings

nounhoudah (plural houdahs)

plural houdahs

  1. datedDated form of howdah.

    Lord and Lady Lytton rode in a silver houdah […]

    1983, Bernard S. Cohn, "Representing Authority in Victorian India, in The Invention of Tradition, page 202

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna (usually canopied) seat for riding on the back of a camel or elephant

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