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scrimshank

[skrim-shangk]

verb (used without object) British Slang.

to avoid one's obligations or share of work; shirk.

Origin:
1885–90; origin uncertain

Related forms

scrim·shank·er, noun

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scrimshank (ˈskrɪmˌʃæŋk)

—vb
	slang (Brit) (intr) military to shirk work

[C19: of unknown origin]

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