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  1. 1. n. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers Source: wordnet
  3. 3. 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.] Source: webster
  4. 4. An inclosed carriage or litter, commonly about eight feet long,four feet wide, and four feet high, borne on the shoulders of men bymeans of two projecting poles, -- used in India, China, etc., for theconveyance of a single person from place to place. [Written alsopalankeen.] Source: adambom
  5. 5. n:100 n. a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers Source: ecdict

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