purey

purey

English

Etymology

pure +‎ -y

Noun

purey (plural pureys)

1. A marble, of the sort used in playing marbles, that is one solid color through and through.
   • 1957, J. D. Salinger, "Zooey", in, 1961, Franny and Zooey, 1991 LB Books edition, page 76,

     […] an unclouded blue marble (known to marble shooters, at least in the twenties, as a "purey"), […]