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Word of the Day - wharf

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wharf

noun
ˈ(h)wȯrf
plural wharves ˈ(h)wȯrvz
also wharfs
1 a structure built along or at an angle from the shore of navigable waters so that ships may lie alongside to receive and discharge cargo and passengers
2 obsolete : the bank of a river or the shore of the sea

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The crew is finally all aboard
From the wharf, they are restored.
The ship's crew rushes to make the tide
Releasing hawsers from their side,
Easing themselves off from the quay
So they can quickly slip away.

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