[hou-duh] 
| (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. |
| hou·dah (hou'də) n. Variant of howdah. |
| how·dah also hou·dah (hou'də) n. A seat, usually fitted with a canopy and railing, placed on the back of an elephant or a camel. [Urdu haudah, from Arabic hawdaj, litter, sedan chair, from hadaja, to shuffle along, totter; see hdg in Semitic roots.] |
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