GURNEY


Meaning of GURNEY in English

/ 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.

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