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gurney

(US) A stretcher having wheeled legs.

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Born ~1883 · 1 year of recorded use
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#1·Apr 27, 2026

(US) A stretcher having wheeled legs.

The death row convict was strapped into the gurney in order to be given the lethal injection.
Origin: . Possibly from Gurney cab, a type of horse-drawn cab on wheels named after Theodore Gurney, the US inventor credited with creating and patenting it in about 1883. For the surname, see Gurney. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “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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