adj
Meaning 1
impure; unclean; disgustingly dirty; foul
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Standard Lemma guide
horry
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name
Meaning 2
A surname.
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name
Meaning 3
A diminutive of the male given name Horace.
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History
Etymology
From Middle English hory, hoory, from Old English horiġ, horhiġ (“foul, unclean”), from Proto-West Germanic *hurhwīg, from Proto-Germanic *hurhwīgaz (“foul, filthy, soiled, unclean”). Cognate with Middle High German horwig, horwic, horig, horg (“muddy, filthy”).