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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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The meaning of SCRIMSHANK is to shirk one's work or obligations.
Scrimshank definition: to avoid one's obligations or share of work, especially in the military; shirk. See examples of SCRIMSHANK used in a sentence.
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.
(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. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
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 ...
Jul 6, 2024 · 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.
scrimshank in American English. (ˈskrɪmˌʃæŋk) intransitive verb. Brit slang. to avoid one's obligations or share of work; shirk. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Derived forms.
