gharry

American  

[gar-ee] / ˈgær i /

Or gharri

noun

plural

gharries

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

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gharry British  

/ ˈɡærɪ /

noun

1. (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

The gharry, which resembles a dry-goods box on wheels, set in with latticed windows, smashes up against the ponderous hubs of the bullock-cart.

From Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines by Wildman, Rounsevelle

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

From The Outcaste by Penny, F. E.

The pleasure gharry, however, is quite a pretty vehicle.

From Burma Peeps at Many Lands by Kelly, R. Talbot (Robert Talbot)

The Mandalay gharry, a "dog kennel on wheels," is a frightfully ramshackle thing; doesn't the very name suggest a rickety, rattling sort of a machine?

From From Edinburgh to India & Burmah by Burn Murdoch, W. G. (William Gordon)

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.

From The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life by Bullen, Frank T.