Definition of wherry

• n. - A passenger barge or lighter plying on rivers; also, a kind of light, half-decked vessel used in fishing.
• n. - A long, narrow, light boat, sharp at both ends, for fast rowing or sailing; esp., a racing boat rowed by one person with sculls.
• n. - A liquor made from the pulp of crab apples after the verjuice is expressed; -- sometimes called crab wherry.