LARRY


Meaning of LARRY in English

I. ˈlarē noun

( -es )

Etymology: perhaps from Larry, nickname for the name Lawrence

1. : a long-handled hoe usually with a perforated blade that is used especially for mixing mortar

2. : thin sloppy mortar : grout

II. transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-es )

: to fill in with grout sometimes with bricks or spalls in it : grout

III. noun

( -es )

Etymology: probably alteration of lurry (I)

dialect England : confusion , excitement , noise

IV. noun

( -es )

Etymology: alteration of lorry

1. : a small usually motor-driven car with a drop bottom used for hauling slate or rock from the tipple to the dump of a mine

2. : a hand-pushed or motor-driven car with a hopper that is used for weighing or measuring and distributing bulk materials and is suspended between overhead tracks or carried on rails — called also weigh larry

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