A Dictionary of London. Henry A Harben. 1918.
Wharf — Wharf, n.; pl. {Wharfs}or {Wharves}. [AS. hwerf, hwearf, a returning, a change, from hweorfan to turn, turn about, go about; akin to D. werf a wharf, G. werft, Sw. varf a shipbuilder s yard, Dan. verft wharf, dockyard, G. werben to enlist, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wharf boat — Wharf Wharf, n.; pl. {Wharfs}or {Wharves}. [AS. hwerf, hwearf, a returning, a change, from hweorfan to turn, turn about, go about; akin to D. werf a wharf, G. werft, Sw. varf a shipbuilder s yard, Dan. verft wharf, dockyard, G. werben to enlist,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wharf rat — Wharf Wharf, n.; pl. {Wharfs}or {Wharves}. [AS. hwerf, hwearf, a returning, a change, from hweorfan to turn, turn about, go about; akin to D. werf a wharf, G. werft, Sw. varf a shipbuilder s yard, Dan. verft wharf, dockyard, G. werben to enlist,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brown rat — n a common domestic rat of the genus Rattus (R. norvegicus) that has been introduced worldwide called also Norway rat * * * Rattus norvegicus, a brownish gray species that is larger than the black rat, and has short ears and tail. Called also… … Medical dictionary
wharf rat — noun 1. someone who lives near wharves and lives by pilfering from ships or warehouses • Hypernyms: ↑sneak thief, ↑pilferer, ↑snitcher 2. brown rat that infests wharves • Hypernyms: ↑brown rat, ↑Norway rat, ↑Rattus … Useful english dictionary
Wharf Theater — Infobox Venue name = Bruce Ariss Wharf Theater image caption = The New Wharf Theater nickname = Wharf Theater location = Monterey California coordinates = type = genre = Musical Theatre broke ground = built = opened = Dec 3, 1976 renovated =… … Wikipedia
Hartshorn Wharf — Wharf out of Lower East Smithfield, between the Army Victualling Office and Glasgow Wharf (34 H. VIII. 1542, in L. and P. H. VIII. Dom. S. Vol. XVII. p. 399 Lockie, 1810). In Henry VIII s time there was a brewhouse adjoining the wharf,… … Dictionary of London
Brown Rat — Taxobox name = Brown Rat status = LR/lc status system = iucn2.3 status ref =IUCN2006|assessors=Amori|year=1996|id=19353|title=Rattus norvegicus|downloaded=12 May 2006] regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Rodentia familia … Wikipedia
Brown rat — Rattus norvegicus redirects here. For the album, see Rattus Norvegicus (album). Brown rat Conservation status … Wikipedia
Wharf borer — Taxobox name = Wharf Borer image size = 200px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Coleoptera familia = Oedemeridae genus = Narcerdes species = N. melanuara binomial = Narcerdes melanuara This beetle is thought to be a… … Wikipedia
