Fĕr'ry1, v. t.
[imp. & p. p. FERRIED; p. pr. & vb. n. FERRYING.] [From the noun. See infra.] To carry or transport over a river, strait, or other water, in a boat.
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Ferry
Fĕr'ry2, v. i.
To pass over water in a boat.
They ferry o'er this Lethean sound Both to and fro. Milton.
Fĕr'ry3, n.
n. [Ger. fähre, from O. H. Ger. ferren, ferjan, A-S. ferjan, Goth. farjan, M. H. Ger. vern, to carry, convey, bear, from O. H. Ger., A-S., & Goth. faran, to go; Sw. färja, färjbåt, D. veer, veeraak. See FARE.]
Sense 1. A vessel in which passengers and goods are conveyed over narrow waters; a wherry. Spenser.
Sense 2. A place where persons or things are carried across a river or other water in ferry-boats.
It can pass the ferry backward into light. Milton.
Sense 3. A liberty to have a boat for passage upon a river, for the carriage of horses and men for a reasonable toll. Termes de la Ley. Its limits are high-water mark upon either shore. Bouvier. It is usually to cross a large river. Tomlins.