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wharf

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Main Entry: wharf
Pronunciation: \ˈhwrf, ˈwrf\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural wharves \ˈhwrvz, ˈwrvz\ also wharfs
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwearf embankment, wharf; akin to Old English hweorfan to turn, Old High German hwerban, Greek karpos wrist
Date: before 12th century

1 : a structure built along or at an angle from the shore of navigable waters so that ships may lie alongside to receive and discharge cargo and passengers
2 obsolete : the bank of a river or the shore of the sea




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