English Explanatory Dictionary

wharfing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Wharfs collectively.
  2. The material for constructing a wharf.
  3. A technique of facing seawalls and embankments with planks driven as piles and secured by ties.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of wharf

Word forms

wharfing wharfings

Etymology

From wharf + -ing.

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