What does scrimshanker mean?
Scrimshanker means (UK, military, slang) A shirker; one who scrimshanks..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(UK, military, slang) A shirker; one who scrimshanks..
“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.”
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Scrimshanker means (UK, military, slang) A shirker; one who scrimshanks..
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“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.”
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