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horry

Horry (adj) means impure; unclean; disgustingly dirty; foul.

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impure; unclean; disgustingly dirty; foul
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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”).

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"horry" (adj) means impure; unclean; disgustingly dirty; foul.

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