[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-hahy; Chin. shahng-hahy] | 1. | Pinyin, Wade-Giles. a seaport and municipality in E China, near the mouth of the Chang Jiang. 10,820,000. |
| 2. | a type of long-legged chicken believed to be of Asian origin. |
| Cochin China 2 n. A large domestic fowl of a breed developed in Asia, having thickly feathered legs. Also called Cochin2, Shanghai2. [After Cochin China1.] |
| 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. |
| Shang·hai 1 (shāng-hī', shäng'-) A city of eastern China at the mouth of the Chang Jiang (Yangtze River) southeast of Nanjing. The largest city in the country, Shanghai was opened to foreign trade by the Treaty of Nanking (1842) and quickly prospered. France, Great Britain, and the United States all held large concessions in the city until the early 20th century. Shanghai is located in Jiangsu province but is administered as a separate governmental unit. Population: 9,830,000. |
| Shang·hai 2 (shāng-hī') n. See Cochin China2. [After Shanghai1.] |
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