- (v.i.) To pass over water in a boat or by a ferry.
- (v.t.) A vessel in which passengers and goods are conveyed over narrow waters; a ferryboat; a wherry.
- (v.t.) A place where persons or things are carried across a river, arm of the sea, etc., in a ferryboat.
- (v.t.) To carry or transport over a river, strait or other narrow water, in a boat.
- (v.t.) A franchise or right to maintain a vessel for carrying passengers and freight across a river, bay, etc., charging tolls.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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