Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Sharking"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sharking \Shark"ing\, n.
Petty rapine; trick; also, seeking a livelihood by shifts and
dishonest devices.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Shark \Shark\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sharked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Sharking}.]
1. To play the petty thief; to practice fraud or trickery; to
swindle.
Neither sharks for a cup or a reckoning. --Bp.
Earle.
2. To live by shifts and stratagems. --Beau. & Fl.
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