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gharry
or ghar·ri
[ gar-ee ]
noun
, plural ghar·ries.
- a horse-drawn cab or carriage used in India and Egypt.
gharry
/ ˈɡærɪ /
noun
- (in India) a horse-drawn vehicle available for hire
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gharry1
First recorded in 1800–10, gharry is from the Hindi word gāṛī
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gharry1
C19: from Hindi gārī
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Example Sentences
A horseman ran alongside the gharry, slowed up, peered down and shrugged.
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The rickshaw was borrowed from Japan; the "gharry" has been imported from India.
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Beyond, the gharry stood in readiness, and by it was Atcheh, the trunk and shirt-box already strapped in place.
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For an hour over a road beside which the Corniche is commonplace indeed, the gharry rolled on.
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He always stood still when we met anything, stopping so abruptly as almost to shoot us out of the gharry.
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