[shang-hahy, shang-hahy] 
| to enroll or obtain (a sailor) for the crew of a ship by unscrupulous means, as by force or the use of liquor or drugs. |
| shang·hai (shāng-hī', shāng'hī') tr.v. shang·haied, shang·hai·ing, shang·hais
[After Shanghai1, from the former custom of kidnapping sailors to man ships going to China.] shang·hai'er n. |
Largest city in China, located in the eastern part of the country on the Pacific Ocean.
Note: Shanghai is the most populous city in Asia.
Note: It is one of the world's great seaports.
Note: Opened to foreign trade by the Treaty of Nanking in 1842, Shanghai became a treaty port administered by Britain, the United States, and France until World War II.
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