gharry

or ghar·ri

[ gar-ee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural ghar·ries.

gharry

/ ˈɡærɪ /

Origin of gharry¹

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

Origin of gharry¹

C19: from Hindi gārī

A horseman ran alongside the gharry, slowed up, peered down and shrugged.

The rickshaw was borrowed from Japan; the "gharry" has been imported from India.

Beyond, the gharry stood in readiness, and by it was Atcheh, the trunk and shirt-box already strapped in place.

For an hour over a road beside which the Corniche is commonplace indeed, the gharry rolled on.

He always stood still when we met anything, stopping so abruptly as almost to shoot us out of the gharry.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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