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What does howdah mean?

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Noun
  1. A seat, usually with a canopy, carried on the back of an elephant or camel.
  2. An ornate carriage which is positioned on the back of elephants or occasionally other animals, used most often in the past for rich people who travelled in India via elephant.
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One of the great pleasures or curiosities was a ride on his back in a howdah.
Better yet, you see most of it on foot or on elephant-back, perched atop a cushioned howdah.
Our little lord, perched imperiously in his howdah, was gradually succumbing to the chill wind out of the south.
The heavy figure of Doctor Boelke bulged from the front of the howdah.
The exhibition will begin with a recreation of an Indian royal procession with a life-sized model elephant adorned with animal jewellery, textiles and trappings, and surmounted with a silver howdah.
The umpire of the game oversees the play from a wooden howdah on the back of the largest elephant.

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