The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Lowry \Low"ry\, n.
   An open box car used on railroads. Compare Lorry.
   [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Lowry
    n 1: English painter (1887-1976) [syn: Lowry, L. S. Lowry,
         Laurence Stephen Lowry]
    2: English novelist (1909-1957) [syn: Lowry, Malcolm Lowry,
       Clarence Malcolm Lowry]