gurry (plural gurries)
(historic, India) A circular gong that was struck at regular intervals to indicate the time.
(historic, 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.
(India) A small fort.
gurry (uncountable)
fishing offal
Source: Wiktionary
Gur"ry, n.
Definition: An alvine evacuation; also, refuse matter. [Obs. or Local] Holland.
Gur"ry`, n. Etym: [Hind. garhi.]
Definition: A small fort. [India]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 April 2024
(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach’s style of composition”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
