Wherry Definition

wĕrē, hwĕrē
wherries
noun
wherries
A light rowboat used chiefly in harbors and rivers.
Webster's New World
A large, broad, but light barge, used for moving freight.
Webster's New World
A sailing boat with a gaff rig, traditionally used to haul cargo in East Anglia.
American Heritage

A liquor made from the pulp of crab apples after the verjuice is extracted.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • Norfolk wherry

Other Word Forms of Wherry

Noun

Singular:
wherry
Plural:
wherries

Origin of Wherry

  • Middle English whery

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Wherry Sentence Examples

  • In 1860 William Brighton, who built the famous wherry Albion, worked in the Bungay Staithe area.

  • The last wherry to bring coal to Loddon was the Plane in 1934.

  • It was quite a small wherry with a capacity of some 13 tons.

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Words Starting With

WWHWHE

Words Ending With

YRYRRY

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