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- Dictionaryscrimshank/ˈskrɪmʃaŋk/
verb
- 1. (especially of a person in the armed services) shirk one's duty: informal British "I was just telling Hilary we saw him scrimshanking yesterday"
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Scrimshank definition: to avoid one's obligations or share of work, especially in the military; shirk. See examples of SCRIMSHANK used in a sentence.
verb. (intransitive) British military slang. to shirk work. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C19: of unknown origin. scrimshank in American English. (ˈskrɪmˌʃæŋk) intransitive verb. Brit slang. to avoid one's obligations or share of work; shirk.
Jun 3, 2024 · scrimshank (third-person singular simple present scrimshanks, present participle scrimshanking, simple past and past participle scrimshanked) (UK, military, slang) To shirk duty.
scrimshank - British military language: avoid work Britain , Great Britain , U.K. , UK , United Kingdom , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer ...
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Definitions of scrimshank. verb. British military language: avoid work. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Scrimshank." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/scrimshank. Accessed 03 Jun. 2024. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles. loading examples... Word Family. scrimshanker.
