palkee garee

A form of palkigari — A carriage or cart considered similar-looking to a palanquin, particularly (historical) those instituted for regular service between major towns in British India in the 1840s.

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nounpalkee garee (plural palkee garees)

plural palkee garees

  1. IndiaalternativearchaicAlternative form of palkigari.

    "Yes," said my Uncle, "but I sent the palkee garee, for my nephew this time, making sure he'd ask for it and not knowing you would be back so soon."

    1880, John Smith, “My First Christmas in India”, in Sketches in Indian Ink, page 58
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