FERRYBOAT
Fer"ry*boat`, n.
Defn: A vessel for conveying passengers, merchandise, etc., across streams and other narrow waters.
FERRYMAN
Fer"ry*man, n.; pl. Ferrymen (.
Defn: One who maintains or attends a ferry.
FERS
Fers, a.
Defn: Fierce. [Obs.] Chaucer.
FERTHE
Ferthe, a.
Defn: Fourth. [Obs.] Chaucer.
FERTILE Fer"tile ( or ; 277), a. Etym: [L. fertilis, fr. ferr to bear, produce: cf. F. fertile. See Bear to support.]
1. Producing fruit or vegetation in abundance; fruitful; able to produce abundantly; prolific; fecund; productive; rich; inventive; as, fertile land or fields; a fertile mind or imagination. Though he in a fertile climate dwell. Shak.