wharf /(h)wörf/

1. A landing stage, built esp along the shore, for loading or unloading vessels
2. The bank of a river (Shakespeare)

1. To strengthen or secure by means of a wharf (obsolete)
2. To place on, or bring to, a wharf

wharfˈage noun

1. The dues paid for using a wharf
2. Accommodation for vessels at a wharf

wharfˈie noun (Aust and NZ inf)

1. Someone who works at the shore
2. A wharf labourer

wharfˈing noun

1. Material for making a wharf
2. Wharfs

wharfinger /wörˈfin-jər or hwörˈfin-jər/ noun

The owner or keeper of a wharf

wharf rat noun

1. The common brown rat
2. Someone who hangs about a wharf

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