A horse-drawn carriage or taxi used in India, particularly in British colonial India; a light two-wheeled or four-wheeled vehicle for hire.
From Hindi 'gharī,' also spelled 'gharry' or 'garry.' The word entered British English through colonial India in the 18th-19th centuries as British officials adopted local transportation terminology.
The 'ghurry' was the Uber of colonial India—you'd find them everywhere in cities like Calcutta and Bombay, with local drivers who knew every street and haggled over fares, making it the primary transportation for British officials and merchants.
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