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wherry |
3 definitions 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Wherry \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: wherry n 1: (Brit) sailing barge used especially in East Anglia [syn: {Norfolk wherry}] 2: light rowboat for use in racing or for transporting goods and passengers in inland waters and harbors
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