gurney
[gur-nee]
- a flat, padded table or stretcher with legs and wheels, for transporting patients or bodies.
Origin of gurney
First recorded in 1935–40; of unexplained orig.
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Contemporary Examples
“He was trying to talk, ripping his head and shoulders off the gurney,” Fretland said.
Myers and Gurney felt such actions were a means to validate the report.
Knocking on Heaven's Door: True Stories of Unexplained, Uncanny Experiences at the Hour of DeathPatricia Pearson
August 11, 2014
Often these people end up on a special kind of board with legs that fold out, a gurney.
Lockett began to convulse violently, his head and chest rising up off the gurney multiple times as he called out, “Oh, man.”
Lethal Injection Leads to the Most Botched ExecutionsAustin Sarat, Robert Henry Weaver, Heather Richard
April 30, 2014
Less than 10 minutes later, the attendants wheeled out the gurney, which now bore a black body bag.
Historical Examples
On the other hand he knew Gurney, and felt much influenced by his advice.
The Education of Henry AdamsHenry Adams
On the following day, Mr. Gurney drove out to look at the property.
Ralph Gurney's Oil SpeculationJames Otis
Have you read Mr. Gurney's articles in the "Fortnightly" and "Cornhill?"
More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume IICharles Darwin
At last Miss Gurney and the niece decided to return to England.
The Third Miss SymonsFlora Macdonald Mayor
In with that box though, Gurney; we must not leave that behind.
OverdueHarry Collingwood
gurney
- US a wheeled stretcher for transporting hospital patients
Word Origin
C20: of unknown origin
Gurney
- Ivor (Bertie). 1890–1937, British poet and composer, noted esp for his songs and his poems of World War I
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Word Origin and History for gurney
n.
by 1921, of unknown origin. It also is a surname.
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gurney
(gûr′nē)
- A metal stretcher with wheeled legs, used for transporting patients.
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