lurry


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lurry

(ˈlʌrɪ)
n, pl -ries
a confused jumble
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Lurry

 a confused group or sound of voices. See also hubbub.
Examples: lurry of friars, 1607; of lawyers, 1607; of superstitious opinions, 1664; of people, c. 1800.
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