orra

or or·row

[ awr-uh, or-uh ]

adjective

, Scot.

1. not regular or scheduled; odd:

   orra work.

orra

/ ˈɒrə /

adjective

1. odd or unmatched; supernumerary
2. occasional or miscellaneous
3. orra man or orraman
   an odd-jobman

Word History and Origins

Origin of orra¹

First recorded in 1720–30; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of orra¹

C18: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

The American Folk Art Museum showed Orra White Hitchcock, a Massachusetts matron whose beguiling illustrations of mushrooms and mammoths were tied up with love for her husband, for God and for all earthly creation.

From New York Times

Later, Edward became president of Amherst College, and Orra painted and drew large-scale illustrations for his lessons: Paleolithic skeletons, brightly striped cross sections of volcanic earth, a massive octopus munching on a three-masted schooner.

From New York Times

Born in progressive Amherst, Mass., a few years after the Revolution, Orra White received a first-rate scientific education like few girls of her day; then, with her beloved husband, Edward Hitchcock, she painted the plants, reeds, flowers and mushrooms of New England in exquisite folios.

From New York Times

Later, Edward became president of Amherst College, and Orra painted and drew large-scale illustrations for his lessons: Paleolithic skeletons, brightly striped cross sections of volcanic earth, a massive octopus munching on a three-masted schooner.

From New York Times

Born in progressive Amherst, Mass., a few years after the Revolution, Orra White received a first-rate scientific education like few girls of her day; then, with her beloved husband, Edward Hitchcock, she painted the plants, reeds, flowers and mushrooms of New England in exquisite folios.

From New York Times