FERRUMINATION
Fer*ru`mi*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. ferruminatio: cf. F. ferrumination.]
Defn: The soldering ir uniting of me [R.] Coleridge.
FERRY
Fer"ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ferried; p. pr. & vb. n. Ferrying.] Etym:
[OE. ferien to convey, AS. ferian, from faran to go; akin to Icel.
ferja to ferry, Goth. farjan to sail. See Fare.]
Defn: To carry or transport over a river, strait, or other narrow water, in a boat.
FERRY
Fer"ry, v. i.
Defn: To pass over water in a boat or by a ferry.
They ferry over this Lethean sound Both to and fro. Milton.
FERRY Fer"ry, n.; pl. Ferries. Etym: [OE. feri; akin to Icel. ferja, Sw. färja, Dan. færge, G. fähre. See Ferry, v. t.]
1. A place where persons or things are carried across a river, arm of the sea, etc., in a ferryboat. It can pass the ferry backward into light. Milton. To row me o'er the ferry. Campbell.
2. A vessel in which passengers and goods are conveyed over narrow waters; a ferryboat; a wherry.
3. A franchise or right to maintain a vessel for carrying passengers and freight across a river, bay, etc., charging tolls. Ferry bridge, a ferryboat adapted in its structure for the transfer of railroad trains across a river or bay. — Ferry railway. See under Railway.