单词	wharfinger
释义	wharfinger /ˈwɔːfɪn(d)ʒə / noun An owner or keeper of a wharf.In the 1880 census they identified themselves as sailors, shipbuilders, ship carpenters, teamsters, wharfingers, inspectors of customs, spar makers, seamen, and sea captains.... Pickford's and Chaplin & Home, who were the two big ‘wharfingers’ and railway carriers, worked as agents for a number of railways, especially until the mid-18 70s. Evidence of the place importance remains, with loading bays, a gauging dock, wharf buildings and the wharfinger's house still in existence. Origin Middle English: from wharfage + -er1.
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