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noun, plural gur·neys. a flat, padded table or stretcher with legs and wheels, for transporting patients or bodies.
Origin of gurney First recorded in 1935–40; of uncertain origin; perhaps after J. Theodore Gurney, American inventor, who invented a two-wheeled horse-drawn cab in 1883
Words nearby gurney Gurkha, Gurkhali, Gurmukhi, gurn, gurnard, gurney , Gurneyite, gurrier, gurry, Gürsel, gursh
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Example sentences from the Web for gurney “He was trying to talk, ripping his head and shoulders off the gurney ,” Fretland said.
Lifting the Curtain on Oklahoma's Botched Lethal Injection | Caitlin Dickson| August 29, 2014| DAILY BEAST
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 Death | Patricia Pearson| August 11, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Often these people end up on a special kind of board with legs that fold out, a gurney .
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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 Executions | Austin Sarat, Robert Henry Weaver, Heather Richard| April 30, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Two attendants climbed out, took a gurney from the back of the van, and disappeared inside the building.
Inside Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Apartment | Michael Daly| February 2, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Mr. Gurney was a patron of the Turf and a genuine lover of old English sports, but he was never known to bet.
Norfolk Annals | Charles Mackie
My friend, Mr. Gurney , has intimated to me that he will not object to it.
The Trial of Charles Random de Berenger, Sir Thomas Cochrane, | William Brodie Gurney
On the following day, Mr. Gurney drove out to look at the property.
Ralph Gurney's Oil Speculation | James Otis
This remark was received by Gurney and Phil Briant with a suppressed groan—by the other men in silence.
The Red Eric | R.M. Ballantyne
Half an hour later, Gurney touched him on the shoulder and beckoned him outside, where conversation was possible.
The Turmoil | Booth Tarkington
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British Dictionary definitions for gurney (1 of 2) noun US a wheeled stretcher for transporting hospital patients
Word Origin for gurney C20: of unknown origin
British Dictionary definitions for gurney (2 of 2) noun Ivor (Bertie ). 1890–1937, British poet and composer, noted esp for his songs and his poems of World War I
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Words related to gurney wagon, truck, rickshaw, bunk, buggy, dray, gig, dolly, barrow, pushcart, handcart, tumbrel, palanquin, wheelbarrow, litter, cot, bed, berth, trundle, curricle
Medical definitions for gurney n. pl. gur•neys A metal stretcher with wheeled legs, used for transporting patients.
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