gurry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A circular gong that was struck at regular intervals to indicate the time.
  2. 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.
  3. A small fort.
noun
  1. Fishing offal.
  2. Diarrhoea.

Word forms

gurry gurries gyre gyur ger gerr gurr

Etymology

From Hindi गढ़ी (gaṛhī, “fort”).

Derived words

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