10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCRIMSHANKER»
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The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
Kipling, 1893. Prob. a back-formation from: scrimshanker; occ. skrimshanker . A
shirker: military (–1890). Tit-Bits, 26 April 1890, 'Besides the dread of being
considered a skrimshanker, a soldier dislikes the necessary restraints of a
hospital.
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
An abbr. (—1923) of both scrimshank (n. and v.) and scrimshanker. scrim up. To
camouflage with scrim (open-work material, netting): army coll.: since mid-C.20,
perhaps earlier. (P.B.) scrimmage. A tree-fight, scuffle, or confused struggle: coll.
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In my fashion: an autobiography of the last ten years
In these out-patient waiting-rooms the genuine sufferer and the scrimshanker mix
and there is a public exchange of symptoms. Inevitably tips for "foxing" soon go
round and become passed on to others outside. The fact of a soldier suffering ...
Herbert Michael Moran,
1946
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The Kingdom of Individuals: An Essay on Self-Respect and ...
Neither is what the scrimshanker does openly advertised. The scrimshanker who
proclaims to all and sundry that he has dodged the column is likely to find himself
sent under escort to join it, or certainly marked down for a dangerous position ...
Frederick George Bailey,
1993
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Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary ...
Skowbanker, subs. (Australian). —A loafer ; a hangeron : also showbanker.
Skower. See Scoure. Skrimp (or Skru mp), verb, (provincial).—To steal apples.
Skrimshanker, subs, (military). —See Scrimshanker and add quots. infra. 1890.
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The Erie Canal Reader, 1790-1950
The young scrimshanker had the impudence to reply that he hooked it up from
canal-bottom while sniggling for eels. "Then must you have dried it well," I said,
and added, "A Sabbath lie is twice punished." He but grinned and went on his
sinful ...
7
The History of the English Language: A Sourcebook
47 scrimshanker 'shirker, slacker' The etymology is unknown. old chap The word
chap is ultimately derived from chapman (OE ce'apman), 'merchant, trader'. The
shortened form occurs rarely in the sixteenth century and is found more widely ...
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The Detective Novels of Agatha Christie: A Reader's Guide
I hear that he is considered locally as rather a scrimshanker—more talk than work
.” “Talk and tea is his specialty,” said Giles. “He has about five cups of tea a day.
But he works splendidly when we are looking.” Later in the story we will meet ...
9
Cosmo Lang: Archbishop in War and Crisis
6 Baldwin, the prime minister, saw things differently. As George V lay dying, he
told Tom Jones, his friend and confidant: You know what a scrimshanker I am; I
had rather hoped to escape the responsibility of having to take charge of the
Prince ...
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Chambers English Thesaurus
... excitable, fickle, fidgety, frivolous, highly-strung, jumpy, kittenish, lively, nervous
, playful, restive. skìve v dodge, idle, malinger, shirk, skrimshank, skulk, slack,
swing the lead. skiver n do-nothin g, idler, loafer, malingerer, scrimshanker,
shirker, ...
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCRIMSHANKER»
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He may have only been at Leeds for a few months but he's already shown he is the opposite of that arrogant scrimshanker Warnock, recently gushing “I feel I've ... «The Mag, Sep 13»
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Scrimshanker - one who accepts neither responsibility nor work. Maurice De Ville, Chesterfield. 7. Zareba - a protective hedge around a village or camp, ... «BBC News, Oct 08»