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{{Term|term= Wherry |content= [[Wherry]]}}{{defn|1= A type of boat traditionally used for carrying cargo or passengers on rivers and canals in England, particularly on the River Thames and the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads.}}
{{Term|term= Whiff}}{{defn|1= A chiefly British term for a narrow clinker-built skiff having outriggers, for one oarsman.}}
{{Term|term= Whip}}{{defn|1= A small single block tackle, used to raise light loads from a hold {{sfn|Art of Rigging|1848|p=37}}}}
{{Term|term= Whip upon whip}}{{defn|1= Connecting two whips together. This runs more smoothly than using a double block with single block tackle which would have the equivalent purchase. Can be used for topsail and top-gallant halliards.{{sfn|Art of Rigging|1848|p=37}}}}
{{Term|term= Whipping}}{{defn|1= The binding with twine of the loose end of a rope to prevent it unravelling.{{sfn|Thames Sailing Barge glossary|2017}}}}
{{Term|term= Whipstaff |content= [[Whipstaff]]}}{{defn|1= A vertical lever connected to a tiller, used for steering on larger ships before the development of the ship's wheel.}}
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