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eyre definition

eyre (er)

noun

  1. a tour or circuit: chiefly in the phrase justices in eyre
  2. a circuit court held by justices in eyre

Etymology: ME & Anglo-Fr eire < OFr erre < errer, to travel: see errant

Eyre definition

Eyre (er)

shallow salt lake in NE South Australia, varying from frequently dry to c. 3,700 sq mi (9,583 sq km)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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