Gurney

/ˈɡɜɹni/ noun

Definition

A wheeled stretcher or bed used in hospitals to transport patients.

Etymology

Likely from 'gurney' or 'Gurney,' possibly named after a manufacturer, though the exact origin is debated. The term emerged in American English in the early 1900s for hospital equipment.

Kelly Says

Nobody actually knows for certain who invented the hospital gurney or if it's named after someone's surname—it's one of those common words whose true origin is lost to history, making linguists frustrated!

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