Definition of scrimshank in English:

scrimshank

verbˈskrɪmʃaŋk

[no object]British informal

(especially of a person in the armed services) shirk one's duty.
〈英，非正式〉（尤指军人）偷懒；玩忽职守
I was just telling Hilary we saw him scrimshanking yesterday
Example sentencesExamples
- His step-mother accused him of loitering, of scrimshanking, of scornfully dishing up half-plates of food - more than he had earned, she sneered.
- While their regiment marches back and forth across India, they spend their time boozing, brawling and scrimshanking.
Synonyms
malinger, pretend to be ill, fake illness, feign illness

Derivatives

scrimshanker

nounˈskrɪmʃaŋkə

British

informal

Id campaign to do that, but it sounds like hard work, and Im a bit of a scrimshanker, a mere ersatz of a campaigner.
Example sentencesExamples
- If it is necessary to wage wars, the world's strongest nation needs a man with abilities, not a scrimshanker with an IQ of 100 meters farm track.
- ‘He was a real skiver and scrimshanker, saved by the love of a wonderful woman,’ he said.

Origin

Late 19th century: of unknown origin.

词汇	scrimshank
释义	Definition of scrimshank in English: scrimshank verbˈskrɪmʃaŋk [no object]British informal (especially of a person in the armed services) shirk one's duty. 〈英，非正式〉（尤指军人）偷懒；玩忽职守 I was just telling Hilary we saw him scrimshanking yesterday Example sentencesExamples His step-mother accused him of loitering, of scrimshanking, of scornfully dishing up half-plates of food - more than he had earned, she sneered. While their regiment marches back and forth across India, they spend their time boozing, brawling and scrimshanking. Synonyms malinger, pretend to be ill, fake illness, feign illness Derivatives scrimshanker nounˈskrɪmʃaŋkə British informal Id campaign to do that, but it sounds like hard work, and Im a bit of a scrimshanker, a mere ersatz of a campaigner. Example sentencesExamples If it is necessary to wage wars, the world's strongest nation needs a man with abilities, not a scrimshanker with an IQ of 100 meters farm track. ‘He was a real skiver and scrimshanker, saved by the love of a wonderful woman,’ he said. Origin Late 19th century: of unknown origin.
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