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gurries

gurries is the plural of gurry.

Meaning of gurry

Noun (1)

gurry (plural gurries)

  1. (India, historical) A circular gong that was struck at regular intervals to indicate the time.
    • Among those in general use that have drawn the attention of Europeans living in India, are the alloys for the gurry, and the Biddery ware. The gurry is a disk of a cubit and upwards in diameter, about half an inch in thickness in the centre, but decreasing toward the circumference, where it is...1814, The Annals of Philosophy - Volume 2, page 260
  2. (India, historical) The time interval indicated by striking the gurry. Originally, this was twenty-two and a half minutes, but later, under British influence, changed to an hour.
    • Maha Rajah then got up, and we three likewise took our leaves; when we went into an outer house, Seat Bollakey Doss said to me, Do you likewise come along with me; and I haveing gotten a bond written out and sealed, you will see it done; he having said this, I agreed; he having got into his...1776, Nandakumara (Mahārāja), The Trial of Maha Rajah Nundocomar, Bahader, for Forgery, page 68
  3. (India) A small fort.
    • Since then, and in the course of yesterday afternoon, the town and gurry of Jubbulpore have been entirely evacuated by armed people of every description.1819, Sylvanus Urban, “Interesting Intelligence from the London Gazettes”, in The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, page 262

Noun (2)

gurry (uncountable)

  1. Fishing offal.
    • The practice of throwing overboard gurry is in many respects reprehensible, because in the first place it is a very great waste of animal matter.1878, Sir Alexander Galt, “Award of the fishery commission”, in Executive Documents for the House of Representatives for the Second Session of the Forty-Fifth Congress ([US] House of...
  2. (dialectal) Diarrhoea.

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Questions about gurries

What is gurries the plural of?
Gurries is the plural of gurry.

Words near gurries in the dictionary

  1. Gurranang
  2. gurree
  3. gurrees
  4. gurrier
  5. gurriers
  6. gurries
  7. gurrnki
  8. gurrnkis
  9. Gurrola
  10. Gurrolas
  11. Gurrs

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