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WHARF RAT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Brown rat that infests wharves
Classified under:
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
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("wharf rat" is a kind of...):
pilferer; sneak thief; snitcher (a thief who steals without using violence)
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