WHARF
NOUNS – PERSON
► WHARFIE a stevedore, docker, or other wharf-worker → 1911 Aust. & NZ sl.
► WHARF-RAT anyone who hangs about wharfs, looking out for an opportunity to steal from a cargo → M19 orig. US sl.
NOUNS – PERSON
► WHARFIE a stevedore, docker, or other wharf-worker → 1911 Aust. & NZ sl.
► WHARF-RAT anyone who hangs about wharfs, looking out for an opportunity to steal from a cargo → M19 orig. US sl.