different between gurry vs purry

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

Etymology

purr +? -y

Adjective

purry (comparative more purry, superlative most purry)

1. purring; inclined to purr
   • 2003, John Dos Passos, Manhattan Transfer (page 74)

     "The little dear," came the nurse's voice low and purry and reassuring, "he's been sitting up worrying all night and he never bothered us once."

   • 2009, Tui Sutherland, Bulldog Won't Budge (page 145)

     I gingerly patted Carbonel's back. His ears twitched, and I felt a rumble go through his fur. He was purring! “You have a very purry cat,” I said to Ellie.