WHERRY, n. [a different orthography of ferry, formed with a strong breathing; like whistle, from L.]
1. A boat used on rivers. The name is given to several kinds of light boats. It is also applied to some decked vessels used in fishing, in different parts of Great Britain and Ireland.
2. A liquor made from the pulp of crabs after the verjuice is expressed; sometimes called crab-wherry. [Local.]
