Purey
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A marble, of the sort used in playing marbles, that is one solid color through and through.
"1957, J. D. Salinger, "Zooey", in, 1961, Franny and Zooey, 1991 LB Books edition, page 76, […] an unclouded blue marble (known to marble shooters, at least in the twenties, as a "purey"), […]"
Example
More examples"1957, J. D. Salinger, "Zooey", in, 1961, Franny and Zooey, 1991 LB Books edition, page 76, […] an unclouded blue marble (known to marble shooters, at least in the twenties, as a "purey"), […]"
Etymology
From pure + -y.
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