gurney
(US) A stretcher having wheeled legs.
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Born ~1883 · 1 year of recorded useDefinitions
(US) A stretcher having wheeled legs.
The death row convict was strapped into the gurney in order to be given the lethal injection.
“There’s a photo of Micheal Jackson on the day of his death strapped to a gurney with his dick and balls completely out and they showed it at the trial of his physician for some reason. Like why did they do that”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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