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wharf

1. wharf \'hwo.rf, 'wo.rf\ \'hwo.rvz, 'wo.rvz\ n or wharves also wharfs 
   [ME, fr. OE hwearf embankment, wharf; akin to OE hweorfan to turn,] pl OHG 
   hwerban, Gk karpos wrist 1: a structure built along or at an angle from the 
   shore of navigable water s so that ships may lie alongside to receive and 
   discharge cargo and passengers obs  2: the bank of a river or the shore of 
   the sea 
2. wharf vt or wharfed;  or wharf.ing : to place upon or bring to a wharf 
   DOCK