wherry
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈwɛri/
- Archaic
:
barca
- We took a scenic ride across the river in a wherry to enjoy the beautiful views.
Examples
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During the regatta, teams raced their wherries down the river, cheering for one another.
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20 pounds might buy a small wherry, 10 more might equip it.
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"A trip across the river in a wherry on a windy day can make me seasick.
Fiction book (1990) -
At last, a barge-sized wherry appeared, Venetian in aspect, with its black lacquer and gold trim.
Fiction book (2001) -
So we had to eat stringy wherry instead of good juicy redfish steaks.
Fiction book (1991) -
The Pequots in Southern New England: The Fall and Rise of an American Indian Nation. Hauptman and Wherry. (H. E. L. Prins) 17(2):271.
Academic text (1992) -
Weyrfolk were already busy pouring from wine sacks and serving enormous platters of the pit-roasted herdbeasts and wherries.
Fiction book (1991) -
The fisherman loaded his catch onto the small wherry before heading back to shore.
Synonyms
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3.3
A large boat or ship used for travel on water
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3.9
A boat or ship that carries people and things on water
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2.9
A boat that carries people or goods along a river
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3.2
A long narrow boat that carries people or goods on canals
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3.4
A strong boat built to carry goods, equipment, or people for tasks at sea
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2.7
A long narrow boat rowed by people for racing
A large sailing boat with one mast that carries goods on rivers and lakes in East Anglia
Compounds
- Archaic
A large sailing boat with one mast that carries goods on rivers and lakes in East Anglia
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word wherry names a long, narrow river boat once common in England. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a small ferry for rivers — wherry even sounds like ferry, and both are used to 'carry people or goods' on the water.