"Gurney" etymology

[Sam Clements]

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From: "Douglas G. Wilson" <douglas at NB.NET>
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Subject: "Gurney" etymology


> Is the origin of "gurney" = "wheeled cart or bed" (medical and other
> jargon, I think) known?
>
> I am surprised to find no very plausible origin in quick Web-search. My
> dictionaries have nothing very likely; AHD mentions a horse-drawn cab from
> 1883, but I think the current usage dates from about 50 years later.
>
> A notion which occurs to me involves the Gurney brand of ball bearings.
Has
> anybody looked into this?
>
> -- Doug Wilson

Evan Morris at least published a column
http://www.word-detective.com/070599.html#gurney

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