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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A rat that infests wharves and ships.
- noun Slang A person who frequents wharves.
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- noun An alternative term for the
brown rat .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who lives near wharves and lives by pilfering from ships or warehouses
- noun brown rat that infests wharves
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