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scrimshanks

scrimshanks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of scrimshank.

Meaning of scrimshank

Verb

scrimshank (third-person singular simple present scrimshanks, present participle scrimshanking, simple past and past participle scrimshanked)

  1. (UK, slang) To shirk duty.

Questions about scrimshanks

What is scrimshanks the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Scrimshanks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of scrimshank.

Words near scrimshanks in the dictionary

  1. scrimshank
  2. scrimshanked
  3. scrimshanker
  4. scrimshankers
  5. scrimshanking
  6. scrimshanks
  7. scrimshaw
  8. scrimshawed
  9. scrimshawer
  10. scrimshawers
  11. scrimshawing

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