Usually means: Avoids work by pretending illness.
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  1. scrimshanker: Merriam-Webster
  2. scrimshanker: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. scrimshanker: Collins English Dictionary
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  5. scrimshanker: Wiktionary
  6. scrimshanker: Dictionary.com
  7. scrimshanker: Rhymezone
  8. scrimshanker: FreeDictionary.org
  9. scrimshanker: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. scrimshanker: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. scrimshanker: Urban Dictionary

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▸ noun:  (UK, military, slang) A shirker; one who scrimshanks.

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