-ry
variant of -ery.
-ry
1 American
Ry.
2
American
abbreviation
-ry
British
suffix
Etymology
Origin of -ry
Middle English -rie < Old French; short form of -ery
Example Sentences
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An Irishman from Dublin, he got his start in Canadian Pacific Ry., made a fortune in Montreal utilities, another fortune in textiles.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sir Henry Thornton, potent president of Canadian National Ry. gave them a banquet in Montreal.
From Time Magazine Archive
Getting from the Chicago & North Western Ry. a tract of land along the Chicago River, he built the Merchandise Mart.
From Time Magazine Archive
Harvey Couch's Louisiana & Arkansas Ry. has only one dining car, the K.C.S. but three.
From Time Magazine Archive
Let this not dishearten you, for many things will change when the Ry. is completed.
From The Girl at the Halfway House A Story of the Plains by Emerson Hough
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