The letters WHARF mean something, what is it?
2006-10-01 05:10:28 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
A popular, though false, belief is that "wharf" is an acronym of WareHouse At RiverFront. More at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wharf
2006-10-01 05:18:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The word comes from the Old English hwearf, meaning "heap," and its plural is either wharfs, or, especially in American English, wharves; collectively a group of these is referred to as wharfing or wharfage.
A popular, though false, belief is that "wharf" is an acronym of WareHouse At RiverFront.
2006-10-02 02:13:21 · answer #2 · answered by catdyer2005 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
White House Alcohol Runs Freely
2006-10-01 05:36:53 · answer #3 · answered by echiasso 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an area like a wide wall built beside the edge of the sea or a river where ships can be tied and goods unloaded:
2006-10-01 05:22:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word is always associated with waterfronts. These days it has come to mean any waterside place, but it does mean warehouse at river front.
Or alternatively, Who Has A Rotten Fart?
2006-10-01 05:19:32 · answer #5 · answered by sammi 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
wharf isn't short for anything, it's another word for pier or dock
2006-10-01 07:19:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
warehouse at river front
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2006-10-01 05:15:06 · answer #7 · answered by Jack D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We Hate All Revolting Farts! (",)
No, it's another term for a Riverside or a Dock.
2006-10-01 10:57:12 · answer #8 · answered by Kirk_84 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hwearf and old English word meaning heap
2006-10-01 05:19:35 · answer #9 · answered by braveheart321 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dwarf?
2006-10-01 05:16:03 · answer #10 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋