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Definition of Sharking
1. n. Petty rapine; trick; also, seeking a livelihood by shifts and dishonest devices.
Definition of Sharking
1. Verb. (present participle of shark) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sharking
1. shark [v] - See also: shark
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sharking
Literary usage of Sharking
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1836)
"A Chapter on sharking. were always as inseparable as substance and its 'contiguity
of shade,' we had acquired the appropriate soubriquet of the Siamese. ..."
2. The Story of New Zealand: Past and Present : Savage and Civilized by Arthur Saunders Thomson (1859)
"Secrets of land sharking—Quantity of land awarded.—Charter granted to Company
and their land claims.— Illegal purchase of Chatham Islands. ..."
3. Adventure in New Zealand from 1839 to 1844: With Some Account of the by Edward Jerningham Wakefield, Robert Stout (1908)
"... Australian "over-lander"—Cattle from Sydney—Proclamation by the Governor of
New South Wales against further land-sharking—Committee of colonists—Why and ..."
4. The Island of Nantucket: What it was and what it is : Being a Complete Index by Edward K. Godfrey (1882)
"... or sharking is eight dollars per day. This includes the services of the master
and his assistant, together with hooks, lines, and bait, ..."
5. Lavengro; the scholar, the gypsy, the priest by George Henry Borrow (1872)
"... Expedition —Black Jack—Nelson's Cannon—Pharaoh's Butler—A Diligence—Two
Passengers— sharking Priest —Virgilio—Lessons in Italian—Two Opinions—Holy Mary— ..."
6. Adventure in New Zealand by Edward Jerningham Wakefield (1845)
"... Magistrates appointed—Wesleyan Mission,—Travellers and their books—Visit of
Hongi to England,—Baron de Thierry—New Zealand Company of—" Land-sharking'' ..."
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