/ ˈgɜːni; NAmE ˈgɜːrni/ noun
( NAmE ) a type of trolley which is used for moving patients in a hospital
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: apparently named after J. T. Gurney of Boston, Massachusetts (USA), patentee of a new cab design in 1883.
/ ˈgɜːni; NAmE ˈgɜːrni/ noun
( NAmE ) a type of trolley which is used for moving patients in a hospital
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: apparently named after J. T. Gurney of Boston, Massachusetts (USA), patentee of a new cab design in 1883.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005