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wharfing
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Wharf \Wharf\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wharfed; p. pr. & vb. n. Wharfing.] [1913 Webster] 1. To guard or secure by a firm wall of timber or stone constructed like a wharf; to furnish with a wharf or wharfs. [1913 Webster] 2. To place upon a wharf; to bring to a wharf. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Wharfing \Wharf"ing\, n.
1. Wharfs, collectively.
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2. (Hydraul. Engin.) A mode of facing sea walls and
embankments with planks driven as piles and secured by
ties. --Knight.
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