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purey

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A marble, of the sort used in playing marbles, that is one solid color through and through.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1957, J. D. Salinger, "Zooey", in, 1961, Franny and Zooey, 1991 LB Books edition, page 76, [...] an unclouded blue marble (known to marble shooters, at least in the twenties, as a "purey"), [...]

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History

Etymology

From pure + -y.