HOWDAH


Meaning of HOWDAH in English

/ ˈhaʊdə; NAmE / noun

a seat for riding on the back of an elephant or a camel , often for more than one person

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WORD ORIGIN

from Urdu haudah , from Arabic hawdaj litter.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.