Meaning of charpoy | Babel Free

Definitions

A traditional bedstead used in South Asia, consisting of a wooden frame bordering a set of knotted ropes.

South-Asia

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Examples

“Here is a charpoy on which two can sit⟳, and it is possible that there may, from time to time, be food in that platter.”

“Flory crossed the brick-like earth of the yard between the hospital sheds. All down the wide verandas, on sheetless charpoys, rows of grey-faced men lay⟳ silent and moveless.”

“There, every morning, tens of thousands of young men sit⟳ in the tea shops, reading the newspaper, or lie⟳ on a charpoy humming a tune⟳, or sit⟳ in their rooms talking to a photo of a film actress.”

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