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noun
A clepsydra or water clock, consisting of a floating cup with a small hole in it, adjusted so that it fills and sinks in a fixed time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, obsolete
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noun
The gong by which the time so indicated is struck.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, obsolete
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noun
A clock or watch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, broadly, obsolete
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noun
An hour, or some indefinite period of time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, obsolete
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noun
Alternative form of gurry (“a small fort”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, alt-of, alternative, historical, obsolete
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History
Borrowed from Hindi घड़ी (ghaṛī) or Urdu گھڑی (ghaṛī).
