gharry
noun
a horse-drawn cab or carriage used in India and Egypt.
gharries
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pluralof gharry.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"Anyhow it seems a huge, stirring sort of place," he added, as he watched motors, bicycles, and gharries whirring past the entrance.
From The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma by Croker, B. M. (Bithia Mary)
The gharries took us to various small hotels, but when once inside we were not allowed to go out again.
From A Kut Prisoner by Bishop, H. C. W.
The road is full of carriages, gharries, and dog carts.
From From Edinburgh to India & Burmah by Burn Murdoch, W. G. (William Gordon)
We started in quaint little box-like carriages, called gharries, long before the fierce Malayan sun had risen above the palms, accomplishing the fourteen miles across the beautiful island in little over an hour.
From Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines by Wildman, Rounsevelle
A good many roads have been made in the State, and the Chinese are building buggies, gharries, and wagons, and many of the richer ones own them and import Sumatra ponies to draw them.
From The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)
