Definition of Palanqoin
Palanquin, in India and China a covered conveyance for one person
borne on the shoulders of men.
- Wikipedia
Pal`an*quin" (?), n. [F.
palanquin, Pg. palanquim, Javan. palangki,
OJavan. palangkan, through Prakrit fr. Skr. parya&?;ka,
palya&?;ka, bed, couch; pari around (akin to E. pref.
peri-) + a&?;ka a hook, flank, probably akin to E.
angle fishing tackle. Cf. Palkee.] An inclosed
carriage or litter, commonly about eight feet long, four feet wide,
and four feet high, borne on the shoulders of men by means of two
projecting poles, -- used in India, China, etc., for the conveyance of
a single person from place to place. [Written also
palankeen.]
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A covered type of litter for a stretched-out passenger, carried on four poles on the shoulders of four or more bearers, as formerly used (also by colonials) in eastern Asia
French
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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