Wharfinger in sentence

2 examples of Wharfinger in a sentence

Mr. Winkle is a wharfinger, Sir, at the canal, sir.

The old wharfinger turned the letter over, looked at the front, back, and sides, made a microscopic examination of the fat little boy on the seal, raised his eyes to Mr. Pickwick's face, and then, seating himself on the high stool, and drawing the lamp closer to him, broke the wax, unfolded the epistle, and lifting it to the light, prepared to read.

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