gharry
or ghar·ri
[gar-ee]
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noun, plural ghar·ries.
a horse-drawn cab or carriage used in India and Egypt.
Origin of gharry
First recorded in 1800–10, gharry is from the Hindi word gāṛī
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Historical Examples of gharry
The door of the gharry was narrow, and they could only come at me one at a time.
I was driven to the Brusa station in his gharry, for which he made me pay two liras.
The Secrets of a KuttiteEdward O. Mousley
The rickshaw was borrowed from Japan; the "gharry" has been imported from India.
The Kingdom of the Yellow RobeErnest Young
In the street he found a gharry after a while and drove to his hotel.
King--of the Khyber RiflesTalbot Mundy
A whip cracked, the gharry started; in a moment it was on the road.
A Transient GuestEdgar Saltus
gharry
gharri
noun plural -ries
Word Origin for gharry
C19: from Hindi gārī
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