单词 | wharf rat |
释义 | wharf ratnouna large brown rat that is commonly found on wharves. a person who lives or loiters near wharves, often existing by pilfering from ships or warehouses. Origin of wharf ratAn Americanism dating back to 1815–25 Words nearby wharf ratwhare wananga, wharf, wharfage, wharfie, wharfinger, wharf rat, Wharton, Wharton, Edith, Wharton's duct, Wharton's jelly, wharve Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wharf rat
British Dictionary definitions for wharf ratwharf rat nounany rat, usually a brown rat, that infests wharves informal a person who haunts wharves, usually for dishonest purposes Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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