Wherry
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈʍɛɹi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Wherry is a noun meaning (countable) A boat or light ship used to navigate inland waterways.
Meaning
(countable) A boat or light ship used to navigate inland waterways.
More Meanings
- A liquor made from the pulp of crab-apples after the verjuice is extracted.
- To travel or transport in a wherry.
- (countable, historical) A flat-bottomed vessel once employed by British merchants, notably in East Anglia, sometimes converted into pleasure boats.
Example Sentences
The river was astir early and late with barges, wherries, and craft of every description.
He went out for Freshman rowing but didn't make any of the crews and took to rowing by himself in a wherry three afternoons a week.
O how I should like to see her floating in the water yonder, turban and all, with her train streaming after her, and her nose like the beak of a wherry.
Word Forms
- wherries
- wherrying
- wherried
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include stygian, whelker, lightboat, whaleship, drogher, whaler.
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