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wharf rat

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English

Syllables
whar-f rat
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A brown rat; especially, one that lives among wharves.

noun

A neglected boy who lives around the wharfs.

Slang

noun

A man who hangs around a wharf in the hope of finding temporary work there.

Slang

Usage

Inflected Forms

wharf rats (plural)

Phrases

mall rat rink rat day laborer

Frequently Paired Words

mall rat rink rat day laborer field rat

Questions

What does wharf rat mean?
A brown rat; especially, one that lives among wharves.

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