Hypertext Webster Gateway: "goldbrick"
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
goldbrick
n 1: a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or
effort
2: an idle worthless person [syn: {goof-off}, {ne'er-do-well},
{good-for-nothing}, {good-for-naught}]
3: a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not
4: anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be
worthless
v 1: deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my
inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted
her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little
change" [syn: {swindle}, {rook}, {nobble}, {diddle}, {bunco},
{defraud}, {scam}, {mulct}, {gyp}, {con}]
2: avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked
his duties" [syn: {shirk}, {shrink from}]
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