Wharf Definition
wôrf, hwôrf
wharfs, wharves
noun
wharfs
A pier where ships or boats are tied up and loaded or unloaded.
American Heritage
A structure of wood or stone, sometimes roofed over, built at the shore of a harbor, river, etc. for ships to lie alongside, as during loading or unloading; pier; dock.
Webster's New World
A bank at the water's edge; shore.
Webster's New World
verb
wharfs
To moor (a vessel) at a wharf.
American Heritage
To take to or store (cargo) on a wharf.
American Heritage
To furnish, equip, or protect with wharves or a wharf.
American Heritage
To berth at a wharf.
American Heritage
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Origin of Wharf
Middle English, from Old English hwearf (“heap, embankment, wharf"); related to Old English hweorfan (“to turn"), Old Saxon hwarf, Old High German hwarb (“a turn"), hwerban (“to turn"), Old Norse hvarf (“circle"), Greek καρπός (karpós, “wrist").
From Wiktionary
Middle English from Old English hwearf
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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