gharry

or ghar·ri

[ gar-ee ]

/ ˈgær i /

noun, plural ghar·ries.

a horse-drawn cab or carriage used in India and Egypt.

Words nearby gharry

ghan, ghana, ghanaian, ghardaïa, gharial, gharry, ghast, ghastful, ghastly, ghat, ghats

Origin of gharry

First recorded in 1800–10, gharry is from the Hindi word gāṛī

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Examples from the Web for gharry

Beyond, the gharry stood in readiness, and by it was Atcheh, the trunk and shirt-box already strapped in place.
A Transient Guest|Edgar Saltus
For an hour over a road beside which the Corniche is commonplace indeed, the gharry rolled on.
A Transient Guest|Edgar Saltus
He made no other movement, no gesture, no sign, and remained facing in the new direction after the gharry had swung out of sight.
Lord Jim|Joseph Conrad
The rickshaw was borrowed from Japan; the "gharry" has been imported from India.
The Kingdom of the Yellow Robe|Ernest Young

We got out of the gharry and clambered into dwellings airy like packing crates, or descended into places sinister like cellars.
Falk|Joseph Conrad

British Dictionary definitions for gharry

gharry

gharri

/ (ˈɡærɪ) /

noun plural -ries

(in India) a horse-drawn vehicle available for hire

Word Origin for gharry

C19: from Hindi gārī

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