Hypertext Webster Gateway: "shanghai"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Shanghai \Shang`hai"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shanghaied}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Shanghaiing}.]
To intoxicate and ship (a person) as a sailor while in this
condition. [Written also {shanghae}.] [Slang, U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Shanghai \Shang`hai"\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A large and tall breed of domestic fowl.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Shanghai
n : the largest city of China; located in the east on the
Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world [syn: {Shanghai}]
v : take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, esp.
on board a ship; "The men were shanghaied after ebing
drugged" [syn: {impress}]
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