LITTER

n. Li2t'ur. From lectus, a bed. Fr., litiere. An appliance for transporting sick and wounded persons for short distances without the use of a wheeled vehicle. Halsted's 1. A 1. formed of two ash poles held apart by two wrought iron braces and supported by four fourteen-inch long legs fastened to the poles by screw-bolts. A piece of canvas five feet eleven inches long is tacked to the poles, [a, 34.] Haml-1. A 1. that may be carried by hand, fa, 34.] Haml-1. carriage. A 1. having springs and wheels placed under the centre of the poles, and long legs at both ends of the latter. A TWO-WHEELED LITTER. (AFTER LONG MORE.) Some have folding tops to protect the wounded, [a, 34.] Mule-1. See CACOLET. New Zealand 1. See AMOO. Schell's 1. A modification of the Halstead 1., the legs being dispensed with and the A HAND LITTER. -handles hinged so as to serve as legs; it is held in position by [a. 34.] Shoiilcler-1. Ger., Schulterbahre. A 1. having straps to hang from the shoulders in order to relieve the hands of part of the weight, [a, 34.] [s. 657]