First Known Use: 1939
Dictionary
gurney
noun gur·ney \ˈgər-nē\
: a bed on a frame with wheels that is used for moving people who are sick or injured
plural gurneys
Full Definition of GURNEY
: a wheeled cot or stretcher
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Origin of GURNEY
probably ultimately from Gurney cab type of horse-drawn cab with a rear entrance, from J. Theodore Gurney, who patented such a cab in Boston in 1883
Medical Dictionary
gurney
noun gur·ney \ˈgər-nē\
plural gurneys
Medical Definition of GURNEY
: a wheeled cot or stretcher
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