About The Word Wherry
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Wherry
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What's The Definition Of Wherry?
[n] light rowboat for use in racing or for transporting goods and passengers in inland waters and harbors
[n] (British) sailing barge used especially in East Anglia Synonyms | Synonyms for Wherry: Norfolk wherry Related Terms | Find terms related to Wherry: See Also | barge | dinghy | dory | flatboat | hoy | lighter | rowboat Wherry In Webster's Dictionary \Wher"ry\, n.; pl. {Wherries}. [Cf. Icel. hverfr shifty,
crank, hverfa to turn, E. whirl, wharf.] (Naut.)
(a) A passenger barge or lighter plying on rivers; also, a
kind of light, half-decked vessel used in fishing. [Eng.]
(b) A long, narrow, light boat, sharp at both ends, for fast
rowing or sailing; esp., a racing boat rowed by one
person with sculls.
\Wher"ry\, n. [Cf. W. chwerw bitter.] A liquor made from the pulp of crab apples after the verjuice is expressed; -- sometimes called {crab wherry}. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. |
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