wharfing

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of loading or unloading goods from a ship or boat onto a wharf.

  - "The workers were wharfing cargo all day long."
  - "The ship was wharfing at the dock for several hours."

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Variants

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barf , barfed , barfing , barfs

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Etymology

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From the Old English word 'weorfan' meaning 'to carry, bear, or lift', and the Old Norse word 'hof' meaning 'heel' or 'wharf'.

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Trivia

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1. The world's busiest container port, the Port of Shanghai, handles over 40 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) of cargo each year.

2. The first recorded use of the word 'wharf' was in the 14th century.

3. The largest cargo ship ever built, the Seawise Giant, can carry over 550,000 tons of cargo.

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Related Concepts

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1. Docking: The process of securing a ship to a dock or wharf.

2. Cargo: Goods or merchandise transported by ship.

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Culture

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Wharfing has been a crucial part of maritime trade and transportation since ancient times. It is often depicted in literature, art, and music as a symbol of industry and commerce.

How to Memorize "wharfing"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a ship docking at a wharf, and workers loading or unloading goods.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'wharfing' with the image of a busy port and ships coming in and out.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember that 'wharfing' is the act of 'carrying' goods 'to the heel' or 'wharf'.

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