n.; pl. Wherries [ Cf. Icel. hverfr shifty, crank, hverfa to turn, E. whirl, wharf. ] (Naut.) (a) A passenger barge or lighter plying on rivers; also, a kind of light, half-decked vessel used in fishing. [ Eng. ] (b) A long, narrow, light boat, sharp at both ends, for fast rowing or sailing; esp., a racing boat rowed by one person with sculls. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. W. chwerw bitter. ] A liquor made from the pulp of crab apples after the verjuice is expressed; -- sometimes called crab wherry. [ Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]