kago
noun
(in Japan) a small basketwork palanquin strung from a pole each end of which rests on the shoulder of a bearer.
kagos
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pluralof kago.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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We found conveyances waiting for us, kagos they were called.
From A Voyage round the World A book for boys by William Henry Giles Kingston
It was, therefore, impossible for any wheeled vehicle to traverse it, so that we had to use in some cases kagos, in others riding-horses.
From The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II by Alexander Leslie
People who do not feel able, or who are not inclined to go up the pass on foot, are carried up in kagos, as was the case with two of our little party.
From Due West or Round the World in Ten Months by Maturin Murray Ballou
Our friend could not take us publicly into the town, so he had us conveyed to his country-house in kagos, such as were used at Loo-Choo.
From A Voyage round the World A book for boys by William Henry Giles Kingston
