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Gurry

A circular gong that was struck at regular intervals to indicate the time.

📖 Definitions of "Gurry"

noun
  1. 1

    A circular gong that was struck at regular intervals to indicate the time.

  2. 2

    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.

  3. 3

    A small fort.

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