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† garray Sc. and north. Obs.
Also 7 garry.
[? f. OF. guerrei-er to make war, to harry: see warray v.]
a. ? Armed force.
b. Commotion, disturbance, noise, row.
c1450Henryson Parl. Beistis 270 As thay wer carpand in this cais with knakis, And all the court in garry, and in gam. c1460Towneley Myst. viii. 377 Full soyn he will shape vs to sheynd, And after vs send his garray. Ibid. xiii. 564 He made all the garray. a1500Peebles to Play ii. in Wks. Jas. I (1786) 100 For reiling thair micht na man rest, For garray and for glew. 1606N. Riding Rec. (1884) I. 50 For making on two severall Saboath daies in June last drinkinges and garries, whereby above the number of cth persons were assembled together with pipes and drummes and dancing all the time of Divine Service. 1725in Old Leeds (1868) 70 Therefore none were to attend ‘any such garrays or merry nights’. |