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shylockian

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Shy⋅lock

  [shahy-lok]
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–noun
1. a relentless and revengeful moneylender in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
2. a hard-hearted moneylender.
–verb (used without object)
3. (lowercase) to lend money at extortionate rates of interest.
Related forms:
Shy⋅lock⋅i⋅an, adjective
Shy⋅lock⋅y, adjective
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