wherry

[ hwer-ee, wer-ee ]

noun

, plural wher·ries.

1. a light rowboat for one person; skiff.
2. any of various barges, fishing vessels, etc., used locally in England.

verb (used with or without object)

, wher·ried, wher·ry·ing.

1. to use, or transport in, a wherry.

wherry

/ ˈwɛrɪ /

noun

1. any of certain kinds of half-decked commercial boats, such as barges, used in Britain
2. a light rowing boat used in inland waters and harbours

Derived Forms

• ˈwherryman, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of wherry¹

1400–50; late Middle English whery < ?

Word History and Origins

Origin of wherry¹

C15: origin unknown

Example Sentences

The pick of Sen. Kenneth Wherry was later nixed because of an open-meetings violation.

From Seattle Times

“This transforms the way we think about this whole process of autoimmunity, especially the male-female bias,” said University of Pennsylvania immunologist E. John Wherry, who wasn’t involved in the study.

From Seattle Times

Lots more research is necessary but the findings “might give us a shorter path to diagnosing patients that look clinically and immunologically quite different,” said Penn’s Wherry.

From Seattle Times

Sexyy, born Janae Wherry, publicly announced her pregnancy via an Instagram post on the heels of the release of “Rich Baby Daddy,” a hit collaboration with Drake and SZA.

From New York Times

It’s hard to get real-world data because many people who have a rebound are unlikely to tell their doctors, said E. John Wherry, director of the Institute for Immunology and Immune Health at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine.

From Seattle Times