1. plural of dry; people who support prohibition of alcoholic beverages
Usage: historical; informal

Examples

• The drys campaigned vigorously for the passage of Prohibition.
• During the 1920s, the drys and wets were locked in political battle.
• Many drys believed alcohol was the root of social problems.
• The drys celebrated when the Eighteenth Amendment was ratified.
• Local drys organized rallies against the saloons in town.