Found 2 items, similar to wherry.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: wherry wherry n 1: sailing barge used especially in East Anglia [syn: Norfolk wherry ] 2: light rowboat for use in racing or for transporting goods and passengers in inland waters and harbors
English → English (gcide) Definition: Wherry Wherry \Wher"ry\, n.; pl. Wherries. [Cf. Icel. hverfr shifty, crank, hverfa to turn, E. whirl, wharf.] (Naut.) (a) A passenger barge or lighter plying on rivers; also, a kind of light, half-decked vessel used in fishing. [Eng.] (b) A long, narrow, light boat, sharp at both ends, for fast rowing or sailing; esp., a racing boat rowed by one person with sculls. [1913 Webster] Wherry \Wher"ry\, n. [Cf. W. chwerw bitter.] A liquor made from the pulp of crab apples after the verjuice is expressed; -- sometimes called crab wherry. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. [1913 Webster]