wharves'

wharf

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Definitions of wharves' word

noun plural wharves' a structure built on the shore of or projecting into a harbor, stream, etc., so that vessels may be moored alongside to load or unload or to lie at rest; quay; pier. 1
noun plural wharves' Obsolete. a riverbank. the shore of the sea. 1
verb with object wharves' to provide with a wharf or wharves. 1
verb with object wharves' to place or store on a wharf: The schedule allowed little time to wharf the cargo. 1
verb with object wharves' to accommodate at or bring to a wharf: The new structure will wharf several vessels. 1
verb without object wharves' to tie up at a wharf; dock: The ship wharfed in the early morning. 1

before 1050

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1050; Middle English (noun); Old English hwearf embankment; cognate with Middle Low German warf; akin to German Werf pier

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".