machila

Laputa, who was probably with the van, but in the very heart of the force I saw the old priest of the Snake, with his treasure carried in the kind of litter which the Portuguese call a machila, between rows of guards.

Prester John 2005

I could see nothing of Laputa, who was probably with the van, but in the very heart of the force I saw the old priest of the Snake, with his treasure carried in the kind of litter which the Portuguese call a machila, between rows of guards.

Prester John John Buchan 1907

Because I remember I was at that time going through Central America and the machilas in northern Mexico, and in Honduras, the big machila center is Puerto Cortés, trying to, like-I hadn't heard about the movie, but I was trying to get my paper to pay more attention to all of these jobs that were fleeing to Central America and to northern Mexico.

Democracy Now! 2010

The “munengana, “or machila-man, is active in offering his light cane palanquin, and he chaffs the “mean white” who is compelled to walk, bitterly as did the sedan-chairmen of Bath before the days of Beau Nash.

Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo 2003

"munengana," or machila-man, is active in offering his light cane palanquin, and he chaffs the "mean white" who is compelled to walk, bitterly as did the sedan-chairmen of Bath before the days of Beau Nash.

Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2 Richard Francis Burton 1855