wherry

American  

[hwer-ee, wer-ee] / ˈʰwɛr i, ˈwɛr i /

noun

plural

wherries

1. a light rowboat for one person; skiff.

2. any of various barges, fishing vessels, etc., used locally in England.

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verb (used with or without object)

wherried, wherrying

1. to use, or transport in, a wherry.

wherry British  

/ ˈwɛrɪ /

noun

1. any of certain kinds of half-decked commercial boats, such as barges, used in Britain

2. a light rowing boat used in inland waters and harbours

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Other Word Forms

• wherryman
  noun

Etymology

Origin of wherry

1400–50; late Middle English whery < ?

Example Sentences

“When you do studies where you are comparing one cohort to another, there needs to be some rigorous criteria for who is included in a cohort,” Wherry told Salon in a phone interview.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2025

Then she moved to a school, Wherry Elementary, where 100 percent of the students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch.

From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2023

“A lot of those maternal deaths occur after this period when pregnancy Medicaid coverage ends,” Wherry said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2023

Most of the early immunological evidence—the evidence that Wherry was referring to—came from patients who died or suffered severe COVID.

From Slate • Jan. 31, 2023

A prominent citizen was Mr. Jesse Wherry, a man of wit and humor, a good mimic and was a candidate at the time for Commissioner of Revenue, to succeed Parson Burton, who had died.

From Life Gleanings by Macon, T. J.