wherry noun & verb. ['wɛri] LME.
[Origin unkn.]
A. noun.
1. A light rowing boat used chiefly on rivers and in harbours for carrying passengers. LME.

2. A large light barge. L16.

3. A large four-wheeled dray. local. L19.

Comb.:
wherryman a man employed on a wherry.
b. verb trans. Carry in a wherry. rare. E17.

► Recorded earlier in ME as a surname.

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