Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The process by which lenses are roughly brought to a circular form: same as
nibbling , 2. - noun Same as
rattles .
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- verb Present participle of
shank .
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Examples
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Some confusion arose in a review of a television drama about knife crime as a result of mishearing the term shanking, which means stabbing someone with a knife, as shagging (Last night's TV, page 27, G2, October 2).
Regret the Error 2009
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Some confusion arose in a review of a television drama about knife crime as a result of mishearing the term shanking, which means stabbing someone with a knife, as shagging (Last night's TV, page 27, G2, October 2).
Regret the Error 2009
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"Some confusion arose in a review of a television drama about knife crime as a result of mishearing the term shanking, which means stabbing someone with a knife, as shagging (Last night's TV, page 27, G2, October 2)."
CJR 2008
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"Some confusion arose in a review of a television drama about knife crime as a result of mishearing the term shanking, which means stabbing someone with a knife, as shagging (Last night's TV, page 27, G2, October 2)."
CJR 2008
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It puts a whole new meaning on the term shanking the ball!
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"Some confusion arose in a review of a television drama about knife crime as a result of mishearing the term shanking, which means stabbing someone with a knife, as shagging (Last night's TV, page 27, G2, October 2)."
CJR 2008
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Some confusion arose in a review of a television drama about knife crime as a result of mishearing the term shanking, which means stabbing someone with a knife, as shagging Last night’s TV, page 27, G2, October 2.
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Some confusion arose in a review of a television drama about knife crime as a result of mishearing the term shanking, which means stabbing someone with a knife, as shagging Last night’s TV, page 27, G2, October 2.
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Some confusion arose in a review of a television drama about knife crime as a result of mishearing the term shanking, which means stabbing someone with a knife, as shagging Last night’s TV, page 27, G2, October 2.
Wednesday Surf: Charlie Don’t Surf, But I Do « Exile on Ninth Street 2008
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Want of attention to this particular is very apt to produce a disease in the vines, which ends in what is called shanking, that is, a shriveling of the short stems of the grapes after they have set.
The Lady's Country Companion: or, How to Enjoy a Country Life Rationally Jane 1845
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