Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A man employed on or about a wharf; one performing or having charge of work on a wharf.
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- noun A man who works on a
wharf .
Etymologies
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wharf + -man
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Examples
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"We had a little fire here to-day, sir," she said, struggling with the pride and shame of poverty; "but we have been out of firing for two or three days, and we owe the wharfman something now.
Stories of Mystery Various 1885
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"We had a little fire here to-day, sir," she said, struggling with the pride and shame of poverty; "but we have been out of firing for two or three days, and we owe the wharfman something now.
The Ghost William Douglas O'Connor 1860
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