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Use "howdahs" in a sentence
"Princes, own many elephants, which they ride on in little houses, called howdahs which are strapped to the backs of the big animals."
"In the day excursions, the elephants are decorated in the most costly manner with rugs and fine stuffs, gold lace, and fringe; the seats called the howdahs are even covered with Cashmere shawls; richly fringed canopies keep off the heat of the sun, or else servants hold enormous umbrellas for this purpose."
"We do not even know whether Indian elephants were decorated or carried "howdahs" [seats with railings] in Alexander's time."