meaning of wherry
1. A passenger barge or lighter plying on rivers; also, a kind of light, half-decked vessel used in fishing.
2. A long, narrow, light boat, sharp at both ends, for fast rowing or sailing; esp. , a racing boat rowed by one person with sculls.
3. A liquor made from the pulp of crab apples after the verjuice is expressed; -- sometimes called crab wherry.
4. light rowboat for use in racing or for transporting goods and passengers in inland waters and harbors
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