houdah

British  

/ ˈhaʊdə /

noun

1. a variant spelling of howdah

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Example Sentences

A little later, full into view swung a duplication of his own dromedary, tall and white, and bearing a houdah, the travelling litter of Hindostan.

From Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ by Wallace, Lewis

In the houdah, the old man moved to escape; but he was hampered with age, and could not, even in the face of danger, forget the dignity which was plainly his habit.

From Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ by Wallace, Lewis

While the slave restored the tent and wares to the box under the houdah, and the Arab brought up the horses, the three principals laved themselves in the pool.

From Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ by Wallace, Lewis

A man standing up on the houdah of an elephant may pass under it without touching the foliage.

From Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden by Richardson, David Lester

Thinking then of the fair Egyptian, insensibly his gait became slower, and at length fell into the merest loiter, until finally he could discern a curtained houdah, and two persons seated within it.

From Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ by Wallace, Lewis