crab wherry

crab wherry
Wherry Wher"ry, n. [Cf. W. chwerw bitter.] A liquor made from the pulp of crab apples after the verjuice is expressed; -- sometimes called {crab wherry}. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. [1913 Webster]

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