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WHARF RAT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Brown rat that infests wharves

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("wharf rat" is a kind of...):

brown rat; Norway rat; Rattus norvegicus (common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who lives near wharves and lives by pilfering from ships or warehouses

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Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("wharf rat" is a kind of...):

pilferer; sneak thief; snitcher (a thief who steals without using violence)

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