wharf rat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A brown rat; especially, one that lives among wharves.
  2. A neglected boy who lives around the wharfs.
  3. A man who hangs around a wharf in the hope of finding temporary work there.

Pronunciation

En-au-wharf rat.ogg

Word forms

wharf rat wharf rats

Related words

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