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WHERRY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Light rowboat for use in racing or for transporting goods and passengers in inland waters and harbors
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("wherry" is a kind of...):
dinghy; dory; rowboat (a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Sailing barge used especially in East Anglia
Synonyms:
Norfolk wherry; wherry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("wherry" is a kind of...):
barge; flatboat; hoy; lighter (a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals))
Domain region:
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)
