Artificial intelligent assistant

tory-rory

answer Answers

ProphetesAI is thinking...

MindMap

Sources

1
tory-rory
† ˈtory-ˈrory, a. (adv.) Obs. [Origin obscure: perhaps orig. a reduplication or riming expansion of rory, roary, f. roar n. or v. The Eng. Dial. Dict. cites it from S. Lancash. as meaning ‘a state of hurry or excitement’. After 1680 it was sometimes abusively associated with Tory n.; but there can h... Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai 0.0 3.0 0.0
2
rory-tory
ˈrory-ˈtory, a. dial. Also rory-cum-tory. [Cf. tory-rory.] 1. Loud or gaudy in colour.1874 S. P. Fox Kingsbridge 266 Rory tory, tawdry. 1880 Mrs. Parr Adam & Eve vi. 89 Dressin' up in that rory-tory stuff. 2. Noisy, boisterous.1893 ‘Q’ Delect. Duchy 226 A great, red, rory-cum-tory chap. 1896 Baring-... Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai 0.0 1.5 0.0
3
roary
ˈroary, a. and n. rare. [f. roar v.] † 1. Given to roaring. Also as n. Obs. Used only with Tory: cf. tory-rory.c 1680 Hickeringill Hist. Whiggism Wks. 1716 I. 23 The Papists and the whory, roary..Tories were Cavaliers. 1716 Pol. Ballads (1860) II. 184 Why was it said the Tories For me did try amain?... Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai 0.0 0.90000004 0.0