Adjacent Words
sharifianSharing
Sharjah
Shark
Shark barrow
Shark Bay
shark oil
Shark ray
shark repellent
shark sucker
shark-liver oil
Sharked
Sharker
sharklike
sharkskin
sharksucker
Sharock
Sharon
Sharon, Plain of
Sharon, Saron
SHARONITE
Sharp
sharp eye
sharp eyed
sharp practice
sharp tongue
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Sharking definitions
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SH'ARKING, ppr. Picking up in haste; living by petty rapine, or by shifts and devices.
SH'ARKING, n.
1. Petty rapine; trick.
2. The seeking of a livelihood by shifts and devices.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Sharking Shark"ing, n. Petty rapine; trick; also, seeking a livelihood by shifts and dishonest devices.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
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.
