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Webster 1913 Edition


Chowry


Chow′ry

(chou′ry̆)
,
Noun.
[Hind.
chaunri
.]
A whisk to keep off files, used in the East Indies.
Malcom.

Definition 2024


chowry

chowry

English

Noun

chowry (plural chowries)

  1. A fly-flapper or whisk originally made from the bushy tail of a yak.