HyperDic: scrimshank

English > 1 sense of the word scrimshank:
VERBsocialscrimshank(British military language) avoid work
English > scrimshank: 1 sense > verb 1, social
Meaning(British military language) avoid work.
PatternSomebody ----s
RegionUnited Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great BritainA monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles
Broaderfiddle, shirk, shrink from, goldbrickavoid (one's assigned duties)
Spanishracanear, remolonear
Nounsscrimshankera shirker

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