Also cango. [Jap. kango, of Chinese origin.] A Japanese palanquin of basketwork slung on a pole and carried on the shoulders of bearers.
1857. R. Tomes, Amer. in Japan, viii. 191. That horses, kagos, and kago-bearers, should be in readiness.
1895. Outing (U.S.), XXVI. 7. With the long kagos, three coolies are always used, and sometimes four.
1898. Mable Loomis Todd, in Century Mag., July, 346/1. No kago, or swinging cars.
