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Date: 1800-1900
Origin: Gurney cab (19-20 centuries), a type of horse-drawn vehicle invented by J. T. Gurney of Boston, Massachusetts

gurney

 noun
     
Related topics: Hospital
gur‧ney [countable] American English
MH a long narrow table with wheels used for moving sick people in a hospital
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