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FER'RY, L. fero allied to bear.
To carry or transport over a river, strait or other water, in a boat. We ferry men, horses, carriages, over rivers, for a moderate fee or price called fare or ferriage.
FER'RY, To pass over water in a boat.
FER'RY, n.
1. A boat or small vessel in which passengers and goods are conveyed over rivers or other narrow waters sometimes called a wherry. This application of the word is, I believe, entirely obsolete, at least in America.
2. The place or passage where boats pass over water to convey passengers.
3. The right of transporting passengers over a lake or stream. A.B. owns the ferry at Windsor. In New England, this word is used in the two latter senses.
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Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
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Entry for 'Ferry'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/f/ferry.html.
Entry for 'Ferry'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/f/ferry.html.
