gharry

American

[gar-ee] / ˈgær i /

Or gharri

noun

plural

gharries

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

gharry British

/ ˈɡærɪ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of gharry

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

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile the advent of the gharry had not been unnoticed by the wondering household.

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I have ridden for miles in a Calcutta gharry.

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For about half a mile we trudged along, when, suddenly turning a slight bend in the road, we sighted a gharry ambling along with one door open.

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He was a short distance beyond the mouth of the alleyway when a gharry rolled by.

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On reaching Aleppo, in the evening, the orderlies and servants were marched off by themselves, and after loading our kit on to carts we were driven away in gharries from the station.

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