"wharf rat" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-wharf rat.ogg Forms: wharf rats [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wharf rat (plural wharf rats)
  1. A brown rat.
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  2. (slang) A neglected boy who lives around the wharfs. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-wharf_rat-en-noun-AP2OtIHK
  3. (slang) A man who hangs around a wharf in the hope of finding temporary work there. Tags: slang Categories (lifeform): Murids Related terms: mall rat, rink rat
    Sense id: en-wharf_rat-en-noun-J7HzD6t6 Disambiguation of Murids: 6 29 65 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 29 70 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 28 70 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 2 29 69

Inflected forms

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