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howdah

[hou-duh] / ˈhaʊ də /
NOUN
saddle
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Some continue up the side stairs to Lucy’s ornate howdah, which is perched atop the 65-foot-tall elephant and offers stunning views of the Atlantic Ocean and the Atlantic City skyline.

From Seattle Times Feb. 27, 2020

Soon he was auctioning off land from the howdah perched atop Lucy, and the “world’s largest elephant” would go on to be visited by the likes of President Woodrow Wilson.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2015

Shielded by the howdah curtains sat King Monivong and others of the blood royal whose stern stomachs easily withstood the motion.

From Time Magazine Archive

He rode in a howdah on an elephant.

From Time Magazine Archive

But one day he had a ride he little expected; he was all by himself in Jowser’s howdah.

From Wild Adventures in Wild Places by Gordon Stables




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