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/gar"ee/, n., pl. gharries.a horse-drawn cab or carriage used in India and Egypt.Also, gharri.[1800-10; < Hindi gari]
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Gharry — Ghar ry, n. [Hind. g[=a]?i.] Any wheeled cart or carriage. [India] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gharry — or gharri [gar′ē] n. pl. gharries [Hindi gāṙī] in India, a vehicle, esp. a cab for hire: often used in combination … English World dictionary
Gharry — A gharry or gharri is a horse drawn cab used especially in India. A palkee gharry is shaped somewhat like a palanquin. A gharry driver is a gharry wallah … Wikipedia
gharry-wal — gharry wal·lah; … English syllables
gharry-wallah — gharry wal·lah … English syllables
gharry-wallah — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|wälə noun Etymology: Hindi gāṛīwālā, from gāṛī + wālā (agent suffix) : a gharry driver … Useful english dictionary
gharry — noun (plural gharries) Etymology: Hindi & Urdu gāṛī Date: 1810 a horse drawn cab used especially in India and Egypt … New Collegiate Dictionary
gharry — noun a) A wheeled cart or carriage (usually horsedrawn). b) South African military slang: a jeep or small truck for conveying troops … Wiktionary
gharry — box like Middle Eastern horse drawn cab Carriages and Chariots … Phrontistery dictionary
gharry — n. carriage that is pulled by horse and used mainly in India and Egypt … English contemporary dictionary
