Wharf

(hworf.) [From A. S. hweorf. ] A quay or causeway constructed along the banks of a river, canal, or harbor, for facilitating the loading and discharging of ships, . In the U. States, a wharf-boat is a kind of lighter or barge moored in a river to answer the purposes of a wharf, in cases where the latter cannot be permanently constructed. - Wharfage. (Com.) Tolls or duties levied on ships, ., for the use of a wharf in landing and discharging their cargoes. (pl. WHARVES.) [s. 958] IMG:plate1011.jpg:Gravür