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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Of obscure origin. See lorry.
Verb
lurry (third-person singular simple present lurries, present participle lurrying, simple past and past participle lurried)
- (transitive) To lug or pull about.
- (transitive) To daub; dirty.
Noun
lurry (plural lurries)
- (mining) Alternative form of lorry (“type of cart”).
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Shortened form of liripipe.
Noun
lurry (plural lurries)
- (obsolete) A confused heap; a throng or jumble, as of people or sounds.
1664, Charles Cotton, Scarronides:How durſt you Rogues take the opinion / To vapor here in my Dominion, / Without my leave, and make a lurry, / That men cannot be quiet for ye!
Verb
lurry (third-person singular simple present lurries, present participle lurrying, simple past and past participle lurried)
- (intransitive) To hurry carelessly.