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ghurry.

A clepsydra or water clock, consisting of a floating cup with a small hole in it, adjusted so that it fills and sinks in a fixed time.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A clepsydra or water clock, consisting of a floating cup with a small hole in it, adjusted so that it fills and sinks in a fixed time.

    India · obsolete
  2. The gong by which the time so indicated is struck.

    India · obsolete
  3. A clock or watch.

    India · broadly · obsolete
  4. An hour, or some indefinite period of time.

    India · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Hindi घड़ी (ghaṛī) or Urdu گھڑی (ghaṛī).

noun
  1. Alternative form of gurry (“a small fort”).

    India · alt-of · alternative · historical · obsolete
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.