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wherries |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Wherry \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.
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