scrimshanker

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"Oh, rot, you scrimshanker.

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  • "Oh, rot, you scrimshanker. —  Tell England A Study in a Generation
  • to distinguish between a case of genuine illness and a fakir or "scrimshanker," and a good supply of common sense and a knowledge of human nature is a great asset in making correct diagnoses. —  On the Fringe of the Great Fight
  • It is one of the difficulties of the M.O. to distinguish between a case of genuine illness and a fakir or "scrimshanker," and a good supply of common sense and a knowledge of human nature is a great asset in making correct diagnoses. —  On the Fringe of the Great Fight
 

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