wharfing

English

noun

Definitions

Wharfs collectively.
The material for constructing a wharf.
(engineering) A technique of facing seawalls and embankments with planks driven as piles and secured by ties.

Etymology

Suffix from English wharf.

Origin

English

wharf

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Cognates and derived terms

wharf English
wharfage English
wharfie English
wharflike English
wharfman English
wharfmaster English
wharfside English
wharf Middle English
ihhofu Zulu
o̧b Marshallese
wab Marshallese
wap Tok Pisin