noun
Meaning 1
The whorl of a spindle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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Standard Lemma guide
wharve
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Pronunciation
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General-American: /woɹv/
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Received-Pronunciation: /wɔːv/
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/ʍɔː(ɹ)v/ without the wine–whine merger, without the horse–hoarse merger
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rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)v
verb
Meaning 2
To turn, turn over (especially of mown grass).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northern-England, Scotland
Examples
- 1898, “Junda” Klingrahoolː It wharves the wair and stirs the sand.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English wherve, from Old English hweorfa, related to the verb.
From Middle English wharven (“to turn”), from Old English hweorfan (“to turn”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwerban (“to turn”), from Proto-Germanic *hwerbaną (“to turn”). Cognate with Dutch werven (“to recruit”), Icelandic hverfa (“to turn”), Faroese hvørva (“to disappear”), German werben (“to recruit, advertise”).