gurry

American  

[gur-ee, guhr-ee] / ˈgɜr i, ˈgʌr i /

noun

1. the offal of fish or whales; the waste parts left over after cleaning fish.

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Etymology

Origin of gurry

First recorded in 1835–40; origin unknown

Example Sentences

There�s a large lift-out fishbox with a macerator to get rid of the gurry, a recirculating livewell and a generous transom door.

From Time Magazine Archive

His caudal fin, dorsal fins, maxillary, eye, missing barbel, etc., have turned our Sacred Cod into a hunk of gurry.

From Time Magazine Archive

Kabuo went back and hosed the net gurry out the scupper holes.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

Keelers, deck, rail, our hands, faces, boots and oilskins were sticky with the blood and gurry.

From The Seiners by Connolly, James B. (James Brendan)

As each gurry is filled the men hasten off with it to where the auctioneer is standing.

From The Pleasures of Ignorance by Lynd, Robert