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gur⋅ney

[gur-nee]
–noun, plural -neys.
a flat, padded table or stretcher with legs and wheels, for transporting patients or bodies.

Origin:
1935–40; of unexplained orig.
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gur·ney   (gûr'nē)   
n.   pl. gur·neys
A metal stretcher with wheeled legs, used for transporting patients.

[Probably after J. Theodore Gurney, American inventor who patented a type of wheeled horse-drawn cab in 1883.]
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Main Entry: gur·ney
Pronunciation: 'g&r-nE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural gurneys
: a wheeled cot or stretcher
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gurney gur·ney (gûr'nē)
n. pl. gur·neys
A metal stretcher with wheeled legs, used for transporting patients.

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