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wharfing |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Wharfing \Wharf"ing\, n. 1. Wharfs, collectively. 2. (Hydraul. Engin.) A mode of facing sea walls and embankments with planks driven as piles and secured by ties. --Knight. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Wharf \Wharf\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wharfed}; p. pr & vb n. {Wharfing}.] 1. To guard or secure by a firm wall of timber or stone constructed like a wharf; to furnish with a wharf or wharfs. 2. To place upon a wharf; to bring to a wharf.
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