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charpoys

charpoys is the plural of charpoy.

Meaning of charpoy

Noun

charpoy (plural charpoys)

  1. (South-Asia) A traditional bedstead used in South Asia, consisting of a wooden frame bordering a set of knotted ropes.
    • Here is a charpoy on which two can sit, and it is possible that there may, from time to time, be food in that platter.1888, Rudyard Kipling, “To be Filed for Reference”, in Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio Society, published 2004, page 213

Questions about charpoys

What is charpoys the plural of?
Charpoys is the plural of charpoy.

Words near charpoys in the dictionary

  1. charpit
  2. charpits
  3. charpitted
  4. charpitting
  5. charpoy
  6. charpoys
  7. Charpy
  8. Charpy impact test
  9. Charpy impact tests
  10. Charpy machine
  11. Charpy machines

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