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of Whop

Alt. of Whopping

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.

The bank of a river, or the shore of the sea.

To guard or secure by a firm wall of timber or stone constructed like a wharf; to furnish with a wharf or wharfs.

To place upon a wharf; to bring to a wharf.

The fee or duty paid for the privilege of using a wharf for loading or unloading goods; pierage, collectively; quayage.

A wharf or wharfs, collectively; wharfing.

of Wharf

of Wharf

Wharfs, collectively.

A mode of facing sea walls and embankments with planks driven as piles and secured by ties.

A man who owns, or has the care of, a wharf.

of Wharf

Alt. of Wharling

A guttural pronunciation of the letter r; a burr. See Burr, n., 6.

A kind of fine sand from the banks of the Trent, used as a polishing powder.

of Wharf

As an interrogative pronoun, used in asking questions regarding either persons or things; as, what is this? what did you say? what poem is this? what child is lost?

As an exclamatory word: -- (a) Used absolutely or independently; -- often with a question following.