də noun
(in the East Indies) a seat or platform for one or more persons, commonly with a railing and a canopy, placed on the back of an elephant.
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| —n | |
| a seat for riding on an elephant's back, esp one with a canopy | |
| [C18: from Hindi haudah, from Arabic haudaj load carried by elephant or camel] | |
| houdah or houdah | |
| —n | |
| [C18: from Hindi haudah, from Arabic haudaj load carried by elephant or camel] | |
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