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charpoy (charpai)
12016-05-23T11:21:59-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1422Glossaryplain2016-05-31T01:32:19-04:00Sarita Mizinf3227efb2a3c20c94b23681a0d509e36b12805e9(Hindustani) Simple Indian bed or cot. Hobson-Jobson defines "charpoy" as "the common Indian bedstead, sometimes of very rude materials, but in other cases handsomely wrought and painted" (Hobson-Jobson, 185)