wherry
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wherry¹
- /ˈʍɛɹi/
- /ˈwɛɹi/
Rhymes with -ɛɹi
Where it 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”).
noun wherries
- A boat or light ship used to navigate inland waterways. O how I should like to see her floating in the water yonder, turban and all, with her train streaming after her, and her nose like the beak of a wherry.
- A flat-bottomed vessel once employed by British merchants, notably in East Anglia, sometimes converted into pleasure boats. Here I used to enjoy myself in playing about the bridge stairs, and often in the watermen's wherries, with other boys. On one of these occasions there was another boy with me in a wherry, and we went out into the current of the river: while we were there two more stout boys came to us in another whe
- A liquor made from the pulp of crab-apples after the verjuice is extracted.
verb wherries · wherrying · wherried
- To travel or transport in a wherry.
Wherry²
proper noun Wherrys
- A surname.
Translations
Talk about this word "wherry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wherry. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. wherry. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wherry "wherry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wherry.Cite this
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title = {wherry},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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