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Definition of Scrimshanker
1. Noun. A shirker.
Generic synonyms: Shirker, Slacker
Derivative terms: Scrimshank
Definition of Scrimshanker
1. Noun. (''UK military slang'') A shirker ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scrimshanker
Literary usage of Scrimshanker
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1890)
"scrimshanker (army), one, whether officer or soldier, who is not over keen for
danger, whether on active service or at home. One who has avoided his turn of ..."
2. On the Fringe of the Great Fight by George Gallie Nasmith (1917)
"It is one of the difficulties of the MO to distinguish between a case of genuine
illness and a fakir or "scrimshanker," and a good supply of common sense ..."
3. A Dictionary of the Malay Language by Hugh Charles Clifford, Frank Athelstane Swettenham (1894)
"... £)у v^^ ^ lazy-bones, one who is anxious to do as little work as possible for
his pay, a scrimshanker. ..."
4. Peggy of the Bartons by Bertha M. Croker (1898)
"No ; he is a shameless ' scrimshanker' and confirmed gambler." " Gambler! ah,
that's a bad look out for that pretty young girl!" " You may well say so ! ..."
5. Tell England: A Study in a Generation by Ernest Raymond (1922)
""Oh, rot, you scrimshanker. You've been hogging it all the afternoon." "Yes, come
on," said Monty. "We'll drive on the waggon." The GS waggon with its seven ..."
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