# wherry

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈʍɛɹi/

## Definitions
1. A boat or light ship used to navigate inland waterways.
2. A flat-bottomed vessel once employed by British merchants, notably in East Anglia, sometimes converted into pleasure boats.
3. A liquor made from the pulp of crab-apples after the verjuice is extracted.

## Etymology
From Middle English whery (“small boat”), of obscure origin but cognate to French houari and Breton ouari, as well as Welsh chweri (“small boat”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/wherry