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Definition of Shylocking
1. shylock [v] - See also: shylock
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shylocking
Literary usage of Shylocking
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Poverty and Un-British Rule in India by Dadabhai Naoroji (1901)
"thereby out-shylocking Shylock himself by not only taking the pound of flesh,
but an ounce of blood also. Almost the whole of this amount of Rs. ..."
2. Tariff Hearings Before the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of by Sereno Elisha Payne (1909)
"Of course I know there is some shylocking in Oklahoma. You can lend it at 12 per
cent if you were down there with personal security. Mr. SHIMER. ..."
3. Tariff Hearings Before the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of by United States Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means (1908)
"Of course I know there is some shylocking in Oklahoma. You can lend it at 12 per
cent if you were down there with personal security. Mr. SHIMER. ..."
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