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Definition of Lurry
1. n. A confused heap; a throng, as of persons; a jumble, as of sounds.
Definition of Lurry
1. Verb. (transitive) To lug or pull about. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To daub; dirty. ¹
3. Noun. (obsolete) A confused heap; a throng or jumble, as of people or sounds. ¹
4. Verb. (intransitive) To hurry carelessly. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lurry
1. any garbled formula [n LURRIES]
Medical Definition of Lurry
1. A confused heap; a throng, as of persons; a jumble, as of sounds. "To turn prayer into a kind of lurry." (Milton) Origin: W. Llwry precipitant, a provision. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lurry
Literary usage of Lurry
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Automobile: A Practical Treatise on the Construction of Modern Motor by Paul Nooncree Hasluck (1903)
"Bayloy Steam lurry 526, 527 586— 588. Simpson and Bodman Steam lurry . ...
Milnes Petroleum lurry - 687 735. Milnes Driving Shaft and Differential Gear ..."
2. Horse and Man: Their Mutual Dependence and Duties by John George Wood (1885)
"... ronds—Manchester 'lurry' horses—The streets of Manchester—A doctor's horses—Shoes
of lurry horses—Ludgate Hill and its terrors—Lieut. ..."
3. The Mechanical Engineering of Collieries by T. Campbell Futers (1910)
"The coal is charged in at the top by means of a charging lurry holding the complete
charge of coal, and the top door is merely lifted, the lurry moved into ..."
4. The Chemical Trade Journal and Oil, Paint and Colour Review (1898)
"A heavily TT loaded lurry was drawn on to the plate of a weighing machine so that
only one wheel was on the top plate, and that in the centre. ..."
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