wharfien.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːfi/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)wɔrfi/, Australian English

/ˈwɔːfi/, New Zealand English

/ˈwoːfi/

Etymology: < wharf n.¹ + -ie suffix.

Australian and New Zealand colloquial.

A wharf-labourer; a stevedore or docker.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > worker in specific place > [noun] > at docks

gangsman1740

wharf-man1848

roustabout1860

matey1865

watersider1867

rouster1870

docker1887

wharf-labourer1890

wharf-lumper1906

wharfie1912

docksman1921

1912 Lone Hand 1 May 40 The best testimonial to Hughes' ability is the fact that he has so often swayed the unruly ‘wharfies’, and controlled their organisation for so long.

1926 J. Devanny Lenore Divine vii. 47 Imagine Holly haranguing the wharfies from the soap~box.

1928 Bulletin (Sydney) 21 Mar. 12/1 'Twas Bill the wharfie grinned and stuck his hook into his belt.

1938 W. E. Dexter Rope-yarns 234 Ships arrived [at Melbourne] with general cargo—oddments from a needle to an anchor—and were looked upon as legitimate prey by the warfies and lumpers.

1949 D. M. Davin Roads from Home 226 They..watched the wharfies unloading.

1963 B. Pearson Coal Flat xx. 355 Sid Holland would put those bloody wharfies and miners in their place.

1978 B. Mason in Islands (N.Z.) Aug. 18 But one of his wharfie mates had given him a ticket for his birthday.

1981 National Times (Austral.) 25 Jan. 24/2 A lazy wharfie would be known as ‘the Judge’ because he was always sitting on a case, and another ‘the London Fog’ because he would never lift.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wharfie
释义	wharfien. Brit. /ˈwɔːfi/, U.S. /ˈ(h)wɔrfi/, Australian English /ˈwɔːfi/, New Zealand English /ˈwoːfi/ Etymology: < wharf n.¹ + -ie suffix. Australian and New Zealand colloquial. A wharf-labourer; a stevedore or docker. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > worker in specific place > [noun] > at docks gangsman1740 wharf-man1848 roustabout1860 matey1865 watersider1867 rouster1870 docker1887 wharf-labourer1890 wharf-lumper1906 wharfie1912 docksman1921 1912 Lone Hand 1 May 40 The best testimonial to Hughes' ability is the fact that he has so often swayed the unruly ‘wharfies’, and controlled their organisation for so long. 1926 J. Devanny Lenore Divine vii. 47 Imagine Holly haranguing the wharfies from the soap~box. 1928 Bulletin (Sydney) 21 Mar. 12/1 'Twas Bill the wharfie grinned and stuck his hook into his belt. 1938 W. E. Dexter Rope-yarns 234 Ships arrived [at Melbourne] with general cargo—oddments from a needle to an anchor—and were looked upon as legitimate prey by the warfies and lumpers. 1949 D. M. Davin Roads from Home 226 They..watched the wharfies unloading. 1963 B. Pearson Coal Flat xx. 355 Sid Holland would put those bloody wharfies and miners in their place. 1978 B. Mason in Islands (N.Z.) Aug. 18 But one of his wharfie mates had given him a ticket for his birthday. 1981 National Times (Austral.) 25 Jan. 24/2 A lazy wharfie would be known as ‘the Judge’ because he was always sitting on a case, and another ‘the London Fog’ because he would never lift. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1912
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