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scrimshanker
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Princeton's WordNet
scrimshankernoun
a shirker
Wiktionary
scrimshankernoun
(UK military slang) A shirker
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scrimshanker
A scrimshanker is someone who avoids work or duties, especially by pretending to be ill. This term is primarily used in British slang.
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Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
- [["1902","2"],["1917","5"],["1919","1"],["1921","4"],["1922","6"],["1923","1"],["1925","2"],["1928","6"],["1929","5"],["1930","4"],["1931","1"],["1932","3"],["1933","4"],["1934","1"],["1936","1"],["1937","3"],["1938","1"],["1939","1"],["1940","4"],["1941","2"],["1946","7"],["1947","2"],["1950","3"],["1951","1"],["1952","1"],["1954","2"],["1955","2"],["1956","1"],["1957","1"],["1958","1"],["1959","2"],["1960","5"],["1961","1"],["1962","9"],["1963","1"],["1964","2"],["1965","4"],["1966","1"],["1967","3"],["1968","2"],["1969","3"],["1970","4"],["1972","3"],["1973","3"],["1974","5"],["1975","5"],["1976","6"],["1978","1"],["1979","4"],["1980","1"],["1981","2"],["1983","6"],["1984","1"],["1985","2"],["1986","2"],["1987","1"],["1988","4"],["1989","4"],["1990","4"],["1991","3"],["1992","5"],["1993","11"],["1994","3"],["1995","3"],["1996","6"],["1997","2"],["1998","2"],["1999","3"],["2000","6"],["2001","2"],["2002","5"],["2003","2"],["2004","3"],["2005","5"],["2006","4"],["2007","6"],["2008","6"]]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of scrimshanker in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of scrimshanker in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Translations for scrimshanker
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- scrimshankerArmenian
- scrimshankerNorwegian
- scrimshankerPortuguese
- سکریشمینکرUrdu
- scrimshankerChinese
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