different between gurry vs lurry

English

Etymology 1

From Hindi ???? (ga?h?, “fort”).

Noun

gurry (plural gurries)

1. (historical, India) A circular gong that was struck at regular intervals to indicate the time.
2. (historical, India) The time interval indicated by striking the gurry. Originally, this was twenty-two and a half minutes, but later, under British influence, changed to an hour.
3. (India) A small fort.

Etymology 2

Origin unknown. Attested from the mid-nineteenth century.

Noun

gurry (uncountable)

1. fishing offal

Translations

References

• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Of obscure origin. See lorry.

Verb

lurry (third-person singular simple present lurries, present participle lurrying, simple past and past participle lurried)

1. (transitive) To lug or pull about.
2. (transitive) To daub; dirty.

Related terms

• lorry

Etymology 2

Shortened form of liripipe.

Noun

lurry (plural lurries)

1. (obsolete) A confused heap; a throng or jumble, as of people or sounds.
   • 1664, Charles Cotton, Scarronides:

     How dur?t you Rogues take the opinion / To vapor here in my Dominion, / Without my leave, and make a lurry, / That men cannot be quiet for ye!

Verb

lurry (third-person singular simple present lurries, present participle lurrying, simple past and past participle lurried)

1. (intransitive) To hurry carelessly.