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howdah

 (n): a (usually canopied) seat for riding on the back of a camel or elephant
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about 1 month ago yarb said:

To the native Indian of Peru, the continual sight of the snow-howdahed Andes conveys naught of dread, except, perhaps, in the mere fancying of the eternal frosted desolateness reigning at such vast altitudes...

- Melville, Moby-Dick, ch. 42

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Kaichi (2219 words)
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