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-ry

1 American  
  1. variant of -ery.

    heraldry; husbandry; dentistry; tenantry; jewelry.


Ry. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Railway.


-ry British  

suffix

  1. a variant of -ery

    dentistry

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of -ry

Middle English -rie < Old French; short form of -ery

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Getting from the Chicago & North Western Ry. a tract of land along the Chicago River, he built the Merchandise Mart.

From Time Magazine Archive

Harvey Couch's Louisiana & Arkansas Ry. has only one dining car, the K.C.S. but three.

From Time Magazine Archive

An Irishman from Dublin, he got his start in Canadian Pacific Ry., made a fortune in Montreal utilities, another fortune in textiles.

From Time Magazine Archive

He headed the Long Island until, during the War, he was called in to make efficient the Great Eastern Ry. of Great Britain.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ry. and he went on to tell me that the land in part was valuable, while some portions were no better than Western Nebraska.

From The Conquest The Story of a Negro Pioneer by Oscar Micheaux

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