wharfing

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English

Etymology

From wharf +‎ -ing.

Noun

wharfing (countable and uncountable, plural wharfings)

  1. Wharfs collectively.
  2. The material for constructing a wharf.
  3. (engineering) A technique of facing seawalls and embankments with planks driven as piles and secured by ties.
    • 1826, Reports from Committees:
      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?

Verb

wharfing

  1. present participle and gerund of wharf

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