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词汇 charpoy
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Definition of charpoy in English:

charpoy

noun ˈtʃɑːpɔɪ
Indian
  • A light bedstead.

    〈印〉轻便床

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They sat on charpoys, heads lowered, hands cupped around their faces.
    • We sit cross-legged, facing each other, on a charpoy - a bedstead - in the middle of the farmyard.
    • I had my charpoy in the station master's office: I didn't dare go back to my house.
    • In winter, log fires blaze amidst the charpoys scattered around for people to sit on, chat, and enjoy the shows and dances.
    • Inside the gate the maintenance staff, three or four men, sat idly on a charpoy.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Urdu cārpāī 'four-legged', from Persian.

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