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• kerry
  kerry

  noun

  one of an Irish breed of small, black dairy cattle.
• Kerry
  Kerry

  noun

  a county in W Munster province, in the SW Republic of Ireland. 1,815 sq. mi. (4,700 sq. km). Tralee.

kerry

¹ American  

[ker-ee] / ˈkɛr i /

noun

plural

kerries

1. one of an Irish breed of small, black dairy cattle.

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Kerry ² American  

[ker-ee] / ˈkɛr i /

noun

1. a county in W Munster province, in the SW Republic of Ireland. 1,815 sq. mi. (4,700 sq. km). Tralee.

2. a male given name, form of Kerr.

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Kerry ¹ British  

/ ˈkɛrɪ /

noun

1. a county of SW Republic of Ireland, in W Munster province: mostly mountainous (including the highest peaks in Ireland), with a deeply indented coast and many offshore islands. County town: Tralee. Pop: 132 527 (2002). Area: 4701 sq km (1815 sq miles)

2. a small black breed of dairy cattle, originally from Kerry

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Kerry ² British  

/ ˈkɛrɪ /

noun

1. John Forbes . born 1943, US politician; unsuccessful Democratic Party candidate in the presidential election of 2004; secretary of state from 2013

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Etymology

Origin of kerry

1875–80; named after Kerry, home of the breed

Example Sentences

"You kerry that bag inter the drorin'-room, will yer?" he said.

From Punch, or The London Charivari, Vol. 150, May 31, 1916 by Various

"Yuh war sayin' right now, thet these hyar byes hain't never 'xpectin' ter be sojers; an' thet they don't kerry arms; air thet a fack?"

From The Boy Scouts in the Blue Ridge Marooned Among the Moonshiners by Carter, Herbert

All he kin say 'bout me air that hyar I be goin' home from huntin' ter kerry my game.

From The Mystery of Witch-Face Mountain and Other Stories by Murfree, Mary Noailles

"Mighty long tramp fur Bobbie, thar,—whyn't ye kerry him?"

From The Raid of The Guerilla and Other Stories by Craffock, Charles Egbert

They all got ther own burdens to kerry.

From Darry the Life Saver The Heroes of the Coast by Webster, Frank V.