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Meaning of scrimshanker | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A shirker; one who scrimshanks.

UK, slang

Examples

““As good a boy as I want⟳,” said Revere, the admiring skipper. “The best of the batch,” said the Adjutant to the Colonel. “Keep⟳ back that young skrimshanker Porkiss, sir, and let⟳ Revere make⟳ him sit⟳ up.””

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

scrimshaw scrimshawer scrimshon scrimshorn scrine scringe

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