wherry
noun
a light rowboat for one person; skiff.
wherries
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pluralof wherry.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Before lorries became the preferred mode of transportation, wherries - large sailing boats used in the Broads - would have transported goods to and from the factory.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Through black smoke and swirling green fire, Davos glimpsed a swarm of small, boats bearing downriver: a confusion of ferries and wherries, barges, skiffs, rowboats, and hulks that looked too rotten to float.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
A large trade has arisen in the letting of yachts, boats, and pleasure wherries for cruising purposes; but the inn accommodation has made little advance, and is still too meagre, and insufficient for the demand.
From The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk by G. Christopher Davies
The passengers had to be put on board in the wherries at a charge of threepence each.
From Rambling Recollections of Chelsea by an old inhabitant by J. B. Ellenor
Fifty barges, filled with the various companies, followed, marshalled and kept in order by three light wherries with officers.
From Old and New London Volume I by Walter Thornbury
