wharfing


wharf

W0143950 (wôrf, hwôrf)n. pl. wharves (wôrvz, hwôrvz) or wharfs 1. A pier where ships or boats are tied up and loaded or unloaded.2. Obsolete A shore or riverbank.v. wharfed, wharf·ing, wharfs v.tr.1. To moor (a vessel) at a wharf.2. To take to or store (cargo) on a wharf.3. To furnish, equip, or protect with wharves or a wharf.v.intr. To berth at a wharf.
[Middle English, from Old English hwearf.]