King James Bible Dictionary

FER'RY, verb transitive [Latin 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, verb intransitive To pass over water in a boat.

FER'RY, noun

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. adjective B. owns the ferry at Windsor. [In New England, this word is used in the two latter senses.]

(2 Samuel 19:18), some kind of boat for crossing the river which the men of Judah placed at the service of the king. Floats or rafts for this purpose were in use from remote times (Isaiah 18:2).

2 Samuel 19:18

FER'RYBOAT, noun A boat for conveying passengers over streams and other narrow waters.

FER'RYMAN, noun One who keeps a ferry, and transports passengers over a river.