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Look up: wherry

  1. wherry
    [n] - (British) sailing barge used especially in East Anglia 2. [n] - light rowboat for use in racing or for transporting goods and passengers in inland waters and harbors
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Wherry
    Wher'ry noun ; plural Wherries . [ Confer Icelandic hverfr shifty, crank, hverfa to turn, English whirl , wharf .] (Nautical) (a) A passenger barge or lighter plying on rivers; also, a kind of ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/29

  3. Wherry
    Wher'ry noun [ Confer W. chwerw bitter.] A liquor made from the pulp of crab apples after the verjuice is expressed; -- sometimes called crab wherry . [ Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/29

  4. wherry
    Origin: Cf. Icel. Hverfr shifty, crank, hverfa to turn, E. Whirl, wharf. ... A passenger barge or lighter plying on rivers; also, a kind of light, half-decked vessel used in fishing. ... A long, narrow, light boat, sharp at both ends, for fast rowing or sailing; especially, a racing boat rowed by on...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  5. wherry
    noun sailing barge used especially in East Anglia
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  6. Wherry
    • (n.) A long, narrow, light boat, sharp at both ends, for fast rowing or sailing; esp., a racing boat rowed by one person with sculls. • (n.) A liquor made from the pulp of crab apples after the verjuice is expressed; -- sometimes called crab wherry. • (n.) A passenger barge or light...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  7. wherry
    • (British) sailing barge used especially in East Anglia
    • light rowboat for use in racing or for transporting goods and passengers in inland waters and harbors

    Found on

  8. Wherry
    A `wherry` is a type of boat that was traditionally used for carrying cargo or passengers on rivers and canals in England, and is particularly associated with the River Thames and also with the Broadland rivers of Norfolk and Suffolk. London passenger wherries evolved into the Thames skiff, a gentle...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wherry

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