pirrie

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noun

A strong gale.

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Meanings

nounpirrie (plural pirries)

plural pirries · alternative pirry

  1. obsoleteA strong gale.

    A pirrie came, and set my ship on sands.

    1531, Thomas Elyot, The Boke Named the Governour […], London: […] Tho[mas] Bertheleti, →OCLC

Origin

Compare Scots pirr (“a gentle breeze”).

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APA

pirrie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pirrie

MLA

“pirrie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pirrie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pirrie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pirrie.

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