sedan chair
noun/səˈdæn ˌtʃɛər/
Etymology
Clarifying the intended meaning or sense of sedan.
Definitions
An open or enclosed chair raised on poles and carried by people or animals, used as a…
An open or enclosed chair raised on poles and carried by people or animals, used as a mode of transport.
An equivalent mode of transport created by two people grasping each other's forearms,…
An equivalent mode of transport created by two people grasping each other's forearms, making a seat for the rider.
- Another way of carrying a patient is upon what is known among school-boys as a ‘sedan-chair’, each bearer grasping his own fore-arm and that of his fellow about its middle... and the patient grasping the bearers' necks.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA