WHIRRY

Etymology 1

Adjective

whirry (comparative more whirry, superlative most whirry)

(rare) Making a whirr sound or motion.

Noun

whirry (plural whirries)

(obsolete) A sudden or quick movement; a whirr.

Verb

whirry (third-person singular simple present whirries, present participle whirrying, simple past and past participle whirried)

(obsolete, transitive) To convey swiftly.

(obsolete, intransitive) To hurry; to go swiftly.

Etymology 2

Noun

whirry (plural whirries)

Obsolete spelling of wherry.

Source: Wiktionary


Whir"ry, v. i.

Definition: To whir. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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