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dry(2) (iou)



dry noun. Pl. dries, drys. ME.
[from the adjective.]
Dryness, esp. of the atmosphere; drought. ME.
b. The dry season. Chiefly Austral. colloq. L19.
The land (as opp. to the sea). ME.
A place for drying things. L19.
A person who opposes the sale and consumption of alcohol; a prohibitionist. colloq. L19.
A desert, a waterless area. Austral. E20.
A dry wine, cocktail, or other drink. M20.
The process or an act of drying. M20.
Theatrical. An act of forgetting one's lines on the stage. M20.
A Conservative politician who is uncompromisingly opposed to high Government spending. slang. L20.