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WHARF RAT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wharf rat mean?
• WHARF RAT (noun)
The noun WHARF RAT has 2 senses:
1. someone who lives near wharves and lives by pilfering from ships or warehouses
2. brown rat that infests wharves
Familiarity information: WHARF RAT used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who lives near wharves and lives by pilfering from ships or warehouses
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("wharf rat" is a kind of...):
pilferer; sneak thief; snitcher (a thief who steals without using violence)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Brown rat that infests wharves
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("wharf rat" is a kind of...):
brown rat; Norway rat; Rattus norvegicus (common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide)
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