Word Meaning

Meaning of wherry

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