Associations to the word «Howdah»

Wiktionary

HOWDAH, noun. A seat, usually with a canopy, carried on the back of an elephant or camel.
HOWDAH, noun. An ornate carriage which is positioned on the back of elephants or occasionally other animals, used most often in the past for rich people who travelled in India via elephant.

Dictionary definition

HOWDAH, noun. A (usually canopied) seat for riding on the back of a camel or elephant.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats