wherry

noun

1. (countable)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.”

   “He went out for Freshman rowing but didn't make any of the crews and took to rowing by himself in a wherry three afternoons a week.”

2. (countable, historical)A flat-bottomed vessel once employed by British merchants, notably in East Anglia, sometimes converted into pleasure boats.

   “The river was astir early and late with barges, wherries, and craft of every description.”

3. (countable, uncountable)A liquor made from the pulp of crab-apples after the verjuice is extracted.

verb

1. To travel or transport in a wherry.

name

1. A surname.