Lurry

name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of lorry (“type of cart”). alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    A confused heap; a throng or jumble, as of people or sounds. obsolete

    "How durſt 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
  1. 1
    To lug or pull about. transitive
  2. 2
    To daub; dirty. transitive
  3. 3
    To hurry carelessly. intransitive
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Example

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"How durſt 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!"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Of obscure origin. See lorry.

Etymology 2

Shortened form of liripipe.

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