| wharf | Origin: AS. Hwerf, hwearf, a returning, a change, from hweorfan to turn, turn about, go about; akin to D. Werf a wharf, G. Werft, Sw. Varf a shipbuilder's yard, Dan. Verft wharf, dockyard, G. Werben to enlist, to engage, woo, OHG. Werban to turn about, go about, be active or occupied, Icel. Hverfa to turn, Goth. Hwairban, hwarbon, to walk. Cf. Whirl. 1. A structure or platform of timber, masonry, iron, earth, or other material, built on the shore of a harbor, river, canal, or the like, and usually extending from the shore to deep water, so that vessels may lie close alongside to receive and discharge cargo, passengers, etc.; a quay; a pier. "Commerce pushes its wharves into the sea." (Bancroft) "Out upon the wharfs they came, Knight and burgher, lord and dame." (Tennyson) The plural of this word is generally written wharves in the United States, and wharfs in England; but many recent English writers use wharves. 2. [AS. Hwearf] The bank of a river, or the shore of the sea. "The fat weed that roots itself in ease on Lethe wharf." Wharf boat, a kind of boat moored at the bank of a river, and used for a wharf, in places where the height of the water is so variable that a fixed wharf would be useless. Wharf rat. <zoology> The common brown rat. A neglected boy who lives around the wharfs. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| wharfing | 1. Wharfs, collectively. 2. <physics> A mode of facing sea walls and embankments with planks driven as piles and secured by ties. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| wharf | a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles |
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| wharf | moor at a wharf, of vessels |
| wharf | come into or dock at a wharf |
| wharf | discharge at a wharf |
| wharf | store on a wharf |
| wharf | provide with a wharf |
| wharf | brown rat that infests wharves |
| wharf | someone who lives near wharves and lives by pilfering from ships or warehouses |
| wharf | a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles |
| wharf | a fee charged for the use of a wharf |
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