Stokes stretcher
n.— «When he was taken out under the trees on the Stokes stretcher he tried to promote a setto between the two young marines at which should have the lighter end to carry.» —“His Grit Saves Read” Washington Post July 16, 1909. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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