Emily Dickinson Lexicon

FER'RY, v.t. [Sax. feran, ferian; G. führen; Gr. φερω; L. fero; allied to bear, and more nearly to Sax. faran, to pass. See Bear and Fare, and Class Br, No. 33, 35.]

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.