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Definition of Shirked
1. shirk [v] - See also: shirk
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shirked
Literary usage of Shirked
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"He shirked я duel.and tbis probably popularised the pun Golden Ball, Lenden Bnll,
Hughes Bull. The three golden belle. (See BALLS.) Golden Bay. ..."
2. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1889)
"... sible arc shirked, with consequences in the way of bilking, or getting beds
without paying for them. ..."
3. Leading Points in South African History: 1486 to March 30, 1900, Arranged by Edwin A. Pratt (1900)
"The British and the Colonial Governments, however, had alike shirked any increase
of expense or responsibility in regard to the territories in question, ..."
4. A History of the Northern Peninsula of Michigan and Its People: Its Mining by Alvah Littlefield Sawyer (1911)
"Mr. Michels is a sound Republican in politics, and has never shirked the duties
of public office, at the present time being a member of the village council, ..."
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