charpoy

[ chahr-poi ]

/ ˈtʃɑrˈpɔɪ /

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noun

a light bedstead used in India, consisting of a web of rope or tape netting.

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Also char·pai

[chahr-pahy]. /ˈtʃɑrˈpaɪ/.

Origin of charpoy

1835–45; <Urdu chārpāi<Persian, equivalent to ch(ah)ārfour + pāyfoot

Words nearby charpoy

Charon, charophyte, charoseth, Charpak, Charpentier, charpoy, charqui, charr, charred, charrette, charro

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How to use charpoy in a sentence

But writhe as he liked, his darting glances always painfully returned to the still victim on the charpoy.
Where the Pavement Ends|John Russell
Other herdsmen and villagers ran up, and a charpoy was sent for and the man brought into the village.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon|Robert A. Sterndale
I lay down on the charpoy, peering through my leafy screen at the dead hind.
Life in an Indian Outpost|Gordon Casserly
Having given my orders, I slept in the local police station on a charpoy lent me by the havildar, or sergeant, in charge.
Life in an Indian Outpost|Gordon Casserly

The same evening a man was brought on a charpoy suffering great pain from a strangulated hernia.
At the Court of the Amr|John Alfred Gray

British Dictionary definitions for charpoy

charpoy

charpai (ˈtʃɑːpaɪ)

/ (ˈtʃɑːpɔɪ) /

noun

a bedstead of woven webbing or hemp stretched on a wooden frame on four legs, common in India

Word Origin for charpoy

C19: from Urdu cārpāī

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British Dictionary definitions for charpoy

charpai (ˈtʃɑːpaɪ)

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