wherry
a light rowboat for one person; skiff.
any of various barges, fishing vessels, etc., used locally in England.
to use, or transport in, a wherry.
Origin of wherry
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How to use wherry in a sentence
The watermen still ply in their flitting wherries, but the glory of their trade is departed.
Here I used to enjoy myself in playing about the bridge stairs, and often in the watermen's wherries, with other boys.
Pleasure wherries darted about impelled by the young scholars of Oxford, as in these modern days.
The House of Walderne | A. D. CrakeAll along shore one might see dories and wherries and whale-boats, which had been left to die a lingering death.
Deephaven and Selected Stories & Sketches | Sarah Orne JewettFifty barges, filled with the various companies, followed, marshalled and kept in order by three light wherries with officers.
Old and New London | Walter Thornbury
British Dictionary definitions for wherry
/ (ˈwɛrɪ) /
any of certain kinds of half-decked commercial boats, such as barges, used in Britain
a light rowing boat used in inland waters and harbours
Origin of wherry
1Derived forms of wherry
- wherryman, noun
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