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| pal·an·quin [ pàllən kn ] (plural pal·an·quins) |
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seat carried on poles: a covered seat carried on poles held parallel to the ground on the shoulders of two or four people, used in former times to transport an important person, especially in East Asia
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| [Late 16th century. Via Portuguese palanquim< Sanskrit palyaṅka "bed, litter"] |
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