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Lurry

Pronunciation varies by accent · verb

Meaning

(transitive) To lug or pull about..

Definitions by Sense

  1. (transitive) To lug or pull about.
  2. (mining) Alternative form of lorry (“type of cart”).
  3. (transitive) To daub; dirty.
  4. (obsolete) A confused heap; a throng or jumble, as of people or sounds.
  5. (intransitive) To hurry carelessly.

Example Sentences

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!
to turn prayer into a kind of lurry

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What does lurry mean?

Lurry means (transitive) To lug or pull about..

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How do you use lurry in a sentence?

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!

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