jhappan

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A form of jampan — Synonym of dandy or tonjon, a kind of open sedan chair, particularly one with its main pole suspended from smaller poles borne on the shoulders of two pairs of porters.

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Meanings

nounjhappan (plural jhappans)

plural jhappans

  1. alternativeAlternative form of jampan.

    A Jhappan is a kind of arm chair with a canopy and curtains; the canopy, &c., can be taken off.

    1849, Helen Douglas Mackenzie, Life in the Mission..., page 103
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