wherry

3 definitions found

wherry - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
         [1913 Webster]

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

wherry - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  wherry
      n 1: sailing barge used especially in East Anglia [syn:
           wherry, Norfolk wherry]
      2: light rowboat for use in racing or for transporting goods and
         passengers in inland waters and harbors