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wher·ry  (hwr, wr)

n. pl. wher·ries

1. A light, swift rowboat built for one person and often used in racing.

2. A sailing barge used in East Anglia.

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[Middle English whery.]

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wherry [ˈwɛrɪ]

n pl -ries

1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) any of certain kinds of half-decked commercial boats, such as barges, used in Britain

2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a light rowing boat used in inland waters and harbours

[origin unknown]

wherryman  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wherry - sailing barge used especially in East Anglia Norfolk wherry barge, flatboat, hoy, lighter - a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals) Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
	2.	wherry - light rowboat for use in racing or for transporting goods and passengers in inland waters and harbors dinghy, dory, rowboat - a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled

Translations

wherry [ˈwerɪ] N → chalana f

wherry

n (= light rowing boat) → Ruderkahn m; (Brit: = barge) → (Fluss)kahn m; (US: = scull) → Einer m, → Skiff nt