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Definition of howdah noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

howdah

noun

/ˈhaʊdə/

/ˈhaʊdə/

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a seat for riding on the back of an elephant or a camel, often for more than one person
Word Originfrom Urdu haudah, from Arabic hawdaj ‘litter’.

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