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gur·ney  (gûrn)
n. pl. gur·neys
A metal stretcher with wheeled legs, used for transporting patients.
[Probably after J. Theodore Gurney, American inventor who patented a type of wheeled horse-drawn cab in 1883.]
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Noun1.gurneygurney - a metal stretcher with wheels        
stretcher - a litter for transporting people who are ill or wounded or dead; usually consists of a sheet of canvas stretched between two poles


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