lurry

1 of 3

noun

lur·​ry

ˈlərē

plural -es

now dialectal, England

1

: something repeated by rote (as a formula or canting speech)

turn prayer into a kind of lurry

—John Milton

2

: a jumble of sounds : tumult

lurry

2 of 3

verb

"

-ed/-ing/-es

dialectal, England

: drag

lurry

3 of 3

"

dialectal British variant of lorry

Word History

Etymology

Noun

by shortening & alteration from liripipe

Verb

origin unknown

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