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ghurry

Noun

Meaning

A clepsydra or water clock, consisting of a floating cup with a small hole in it, adjusted so that it fills and sinks in a fixed time.

The gong by which the time so indicated is struck.

(by extension) A clock or watch.

(Anglo-Indian) An hour, or some indefinite period of time.


ghurry (plural ghurries)

(historical, India) Alternative form of gurry (“a small fort”)

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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