Definition of "chowry" []

• A fly-flapper or whisk originally made from the bushy tail of a yak. (noun)

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• "The word chowry, however, at once suggested to the plant-hunter a train of ideas."
• "The bushy tail forms the well-known "chowry" or fly-flapper of the plains of India; the bones and dung serve for fuel."
• "Ossaroo saw that the tail was a "chowry," in other words, a fly-flapper, such as is used in the hot countries of India for brushing away flies, mosquitos, and other winged insects."