wharf rat
wharf rat · wharf rats
A brown rat; especially, one that lives among wharvesA brown rat; especially, one that lives among wharves.
Meaning
3 sensesA brown rat; especially, one that lives among wharves.
brown rat that infests wharves
(slang)A neglected boy who lives around the wharfs.
someone who lives near wharves and lives by pilfering from ships or warehouses
(slang)A man who hangs around a wharf in the hope of finding temporary work there.
Forms
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