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gharri

gharri is the alternative form of gharry.

Meaning of gharry

Noun

gharry (plural gharries)

  1. (India, Myanmar) A wheeled cart or carriage, usually horsedrawn.
    • “I shall stand, always with that mauve and white ‘cloud’ over my head, while the wet soaks into my dear, old, venerable feet and Tom swears and shouts for the mem-sahib's gharri.”1889, Rudyard Kipling, “The Education of Otis Yeere”, in Under the Deodars, Boston: The Greenock Press, published 1899, page 19
  2. (South Africa, slang) A jeep or small truck for conveying troops.

Forms of gharri

pluralgharris

Questions about gharri

What is gharri the alternative form of?
Gharri is the alternative form of gharry.

Words near gharri in the dictionary

  1. Gharibashvili
  2. Gharibian
  3. Gharibians
  4. Gharibs
  5. gharis
  6. gharri
  7. gharrial
  8. gharrials
  9. gharrie
  10. gharries
  11. gharris

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