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scrimshank [ˈskrɪmˌʃæŋk]

(intr) Brit military slang to shirk work

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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 to the United Kingdom

fiddle, shirk, shrink from, goldbrick - avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"

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scrimshank [ˈskrɪmʃæŋk] VI (Brit) (Mil) → racanear, hacer el rácano

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vi (Brit Mil sl) → sich drücken (inf)

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