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gharrie

gharrie 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 gharrie

pluralgharries

Questions about gharrie

What is gharrie the alternative form of?
Gharrie is the alternative form of gharry.

Words near gharrie in the dictionary

  1. Gharibs
  2. gharis
  3. gharri
  4. gharrial
  5. gharrials
  6. gharrie
  7. gharries
  8. gharris
  9. gharry
  10. gharuwood
  11. Gharyan

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