Definitions
light rowboat for use in racing or for transporting goods and passengers in inland waters and harbors
Word origin
From Middle English whery (“small boat”), of obscure origin but cognate to French houari and Breton ouari, as well as Welsh chweri (“small boat”).
Used in a sentence
“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.”
“The river was astir early and late with barges, wherries, and craft of every description.”
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01“Light rowboat”6 letters
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