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–noun
1.
a large brown rat that is commonly found on wharves.
2.
a person who lives or loiters near wharves, often existing by pilfering from ships or warehouses.
Origin:
1815–25,
Americanism
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wharf rat
n.
A rat that infests wharves and ships.
Slang
A person who frequents wharves.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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