- any of various rats found around wharves
- a vagrant or petty criminal who haunts wharves
wharf rat
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wharf rat
noun
- A rat that infests wharves and ships.
- Slang A person who frequents wharves.
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Noun
(plural wharf rats)
- An alternative term for the brown rat.
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