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ghurries

ghurries is the plural of ghurry.

Meaning of ghurry

Noun

ghurry (plural ghurries)

  1. (India, obsolete) A clepsydra or water clock, consisting of a floating cup with a small hole in it, adjusted so that it fills and sinks in a fixed time.
  2. (India, obsolete) The gong by which the time so indicated is struck.
  3. (India, broadly, obsolete) A clock or watch.
  4. (India, obsolete) An hour, or some indefinite period of time.

Questions about ghurries

What is ghurries the plural of?
Ghurries is the plural of ghurry.

Words near ghurries in the dictionary

  1. Ghurkhas
  2. ghurra
  3. ghurras
  4. ghurree
  5. ghurrees
  6. ghurries
  7. ghurry
  8. ghurush
  9. ghurushes
  10. ghusl
  11. ghusls

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