Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wharfing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wharf-ing
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Wharfs collectively.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The material for constructing a wharf.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A technique of facing seawalls and embankments with planks driven as piles and secured by ties.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of wharf

Example Sentences

"With respect to the wharfing between the Pier and the second lock, called the Sea Lock, what is the expense of wharfing alone, the plank to wharf it, and the piles to support the planks?"

Etymology

From wharf + -ing.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: wharf

Usage

Inflected Forms

wharfings (plural)

Questions

What does wharfing mean?: Wharfs collectively.
Where does wharfing come from?: From wharf + -ing.

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