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wharf

wɔrf
WordNet
Wharf with warehouses on the Thames in London, a number of small boats moored. Printed on Old Dutch paper with wide margins, provided by Carel Vosmaer.
Wharf with warehouses on the Thames in London, a number of small boats moored. Printed on Old Dutch paper with wide margins, provided by Carel Vosmaer.
  1. (v) wharf
    moor at a wharf "The ship was wharfed"
  2. (v) wharf
    come into or dock at a wharf "the big ship wharfed in the evening"
  3. (v) wharf
    discharge at a wharf "wharf the passengers"
  4. (v) wharf
    store on a wharf "Wharf the merchandise"
  5. (v) wharf
    provide with a wharf "Wharf the mouth of the river"
  6. (n) wharf
    a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
Illustrations
Black Lion Wharf on the Thames in London, with a row of warehouses on the wharf. In the foreground a man sitting on the quay. Printed on Old Dutch paper with wide margins, provided by Carel Vosmaer.
Black Lion Wharf on the Thames in London, with a row of warehouses on the wharf. In the foreground a man sitting on the quay. Printed on Old Dutch paper with wide margins, provided by Carel Vosmaer.
A large sailing ship lies keeled in a wharf. Men on a raft work on the hull of the ship. In the harbor a second sailing ship, a rowing boat with passengers and a flute ship near a breakwater.
A large sailing ship lies keeled in a wharf. Men on a raft work on the hull of the ship. In the harbor a second sailing ship, a rowing boat with passengers and a flute ship near a breakwater.
Two Russian men and a boy on the Yokohama wharf. The middle one looks through a telescope. In the background a piece of a pier and a Russian sailing ship, with the Russian flag. Part of a series of foreigners on the Yokohama quays. (Yokohama-e).
Two Russian men and a boy on the Yokohama wharf. The middle one looks through a telescope. In the background a piece of a pier and a Russian sailing ship, with the Russian flag. Part of a series of foreigners on the Yokohama quays. (Yokohama-e).
Wharf with warehouses on the Thames in London, a number of small boats moored.
Wharf with warehouses on the Thames in London, a number of small boats moored.
Harbor view. View of a river with to the left houses under trees and a wharf with barges in the water. In the distance to the right a stone bridge with arches.
Harbor view. View of a river with to the left houses under trees and a wharf with barges in the water. In the distance to the right a stone bridge with arches.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Wharf
    The bank of a river, or the shore of the sea. "The fat weed that roots itself in ease on Lethe wharf ."
  2. Wharf
    To guard or secure by a firm wall of timber or stone constructed like a wharf; to furnish with a wharf or wharfs.
  3. Wharf
    To place upon a wharf; to bring to a wharf.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. (n) wharf
    A platform of timber, stone, or other material built on a support at the margin of a harbor or a navigable stream, in order that vessels may be moored alongside, as for loading or unloading, or while at rest. A wharf may be parallel with and contiguous to the margin, when it is more especially called a quay; or it may project away from it, with openings underneath for the flow of water, when it is distinctively called a pier. (See cuts under pilework.) In England wharves are of two kinds:
  2. (n) wharf
    The bank of a river, or the shore of the sea.
  3. wharf
    To guard or secure by a wharf or firm wall of timber or stone.
  4. wharf
    To place or lodge on a wharf.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. (n) Wharf
    hworf a bank of timber or stone on the shore of a harbour or river for lading and unlading vessels:
  2. (v.t) Wharf
    to secure by a wharf: to place on a wharf
  3. (n) Wharf
    hworf (Shak.) the bank of a river
Etymology

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary AS. hwerf, hwearf, a returning, a change, from hweorfan, to turn, turn about, go about; akin to D. werf, a wharf, G. werft, Sw. varf, a shipbuilder's yard, Dan. verft, wharf, dockyard, G. werben, to enlist, to engage, woo, OHG. werban, to turn about, go about, be active or occupied, Icel. hverfa, to turn, Goth. hwaírban, hwarbōn, to walk. Cf. Whirl

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary A.S. hwerf, a dam; prob. conn. with hweorfan (Ice. hverfa), to turn.

Usage in the news

Between the Pacific Coast's bounty and San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf, it's no surprise that the Bay Area would be home to so many terrific seafood restaurants. mercurynews.com

Occupy the Hamptons is returning to Sag Harbor this weekend with a second gathering at the Long Wharf at 3 pm on Sunday. danshamptons.com

A Wharf Shop at the Heart of Sag Harbor. sagharboronline.com

BEACH WALK INFORMATION Distance -1.25 miles east to Stearns Wharf. independent.com

Hot rods, antiques, custom jobs and classics, plus motorcycles, too, will strut their stuff at the Tisbury wharf on Beach Road in Vineyard Haven. mvgazette.com

Beer drinkers in the Canary Wharf business and shopping district in London. businessweek.com

100 Aquarium Wharf Charleston, SC. charlestonmag.com

F&W Best New Chef 2000 Amanda Lydon and her husband, chef Gabriel Frasca—the couple behind the island's Straight Wharf restaurant – Nantucket Restaurants. foodandwine.com

Proposal Giving Long Wharf to Sag Harbor Makes it Back to the Suffolk County Legislature. sagharboronline.com

Wharf Tavern Surrounded by Water. 2.turnto10.com

Water surrounds the Wharf Tavern in Warren, Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012. 2.turnto10.com

Amigo's, Lahaina Wharf Center, Lahaina, 661-0210 1 Lengua taco and 1 tacos al pastor, $6. mauitime.com

PETA goes topless at Fisherman's Wharf. krmg.com

On Saturdays we'd either drive to the wharf, or put him in an aluminum-framed backpack and walk downtown for breakfast. gtweekly.com

THIS IS THE COMPLETE UN-EDITED FIRST HALF OF THE 2010 WHARF TO WHARF RACE AS IT AIRED ON KSCO RADIO 7-25-2010. ksco.com

Usage in scientific papers

For example, Fisherman’s Wharf and San Francisco are connected through geographical containment.
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Usage in literature

But I rely on you to be here on this wharf not later than midnight. "Edward Barry" by Louis Becke

Foremost in the crowd on the wharf was Bangs, the senior member of the firm that kept the fish market. "The Coming Wave" by Oliver Optic

It blew so hard I feared it would blow us over onto the wharf. "Between the Lines" by Henry Bascom Smith

My men broke into a run for the scene of the fire; but I moved more slowly, and studied the situation as I walked up the wharf. "Down South" by Oliver Optic

I left the wharf feeling very lonely and miserable. "Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison" by Austin Biron Bidwell

When I reached Market Wharf I found that the Islander had hauled out into the stream from the wharf where she had been undergoing repairs. "Up the River" by Oliver Optic

Nal Gerda, Officer of the Guard, stood on the small wharf below the old watchtower. "Millennium" by Everett B. Cole

And I saw men hurrying on the wharf, as though about to put out a boat. "The Lady and the Pirate" by Emerson Hough

Four canoes lay beside the wharf, and the campers were taking their places. "The Merryweathers" by Laura E. Richards

At the wharf they were greeted by a chorus of exclamations from a large group of people. "The Adventures of Bobby Orde" by Stewart Edward White

Usage in poetry
But the Memories arose in light,
From meadow and wharf and wave,
And sang through the gathering night,
As we turned to leave the grave.
"I said to my heart,--'I am tired" by Digby Mackworth Dolben Author object (138)
Fades the sodden wharf, and fades the spire.
The anchored ships are lost. The climbing town
Fades out. The narrows close. The cliffs retire.
The green hill-pastures blur against the brown.
"Adieu" by Theodore Goodridge Roberts Author object (636)
Then on another arm I leant,
And then once more with him I went
Thro' field and wharf and town;
And love caught up the flying hours,
And eyes that were not calm as yours
Were imaged in my own.
"To --" by Digby Mackworth Dolben Author object (138)
And I took off my cap by the dingy wharf-side
To the grace and the glory, the strength and the pride,
That all were her portion who once had the name
In a day that's gone by, of a clipper of fame.
"The Ould Has-Been" by Cicely Fox Smith
Was it but the muttering tide that by the wharf did go, —
Or the footsteps of a comrade out of long ago?
Did I hear the wave lap and the light wind sigh, —
Or the voices of my shipmates in the years gone by?
"The Old Fiddle" by Cicely Fox Smith
"By Tavy, Dart and Derwent, by Wharfe and Usk and Nidd,
Here's many a trusty vassal is yours when you shall bid,
With the strength of English rivers to push the wheels along,
And the roar of many a mill-race to join the victory song."
"The Song Of The Mill" by Cicely Fox Smith