scrimshankers

When men "went sick" they were labelled scrimshankers and struck off the course.

The Glory of the Trenches

'E's' ard on the shirkers and scrimshankers -- e's the sort of bloke what would give you a dose o 'castor oil for earache or frost-bitten feet, but' e's like a mother with the wounded.

Mud and Khaki Sketches from Flanders and France