wherry.
A boat or light ship used to navigate inland waterways.
Meaning & usage
A boat or light ship used to navigate inland waterways.
A flat-bottomed vessel once employed by British merchants, notably in East Anglia, sometimes converted into pleasure boats.
A liquor made from the pulp of crab-apples after the verjuice is extracted.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English whery (“small boat”), of obscure origin but cognate to French houari and Breton ouari, as well as Welsh chweri (“small boat”).
To travel or transport in a wherry.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English whery (“small boat”), of obscure origin but cognate to French houari and Breton ouari, as well as Welsh chweri (“small boat”).
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