Definition of Shirked

1. Verb. (past of shirk) ¹

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Definition of Shirked

1. shirk [v] - See also: shirk

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shirked

shiquolts
shir
shiralee
shiralees
shiranui-gata
shire
shire horse
shire horses
shire town
shired
shireman
shiremen
shires
shiring
shirk
shirked (current term)
shirker
shirkers
shirking
shirks
shirky
shirl
shirley
shirokshinite
shirozulite
shirr
shirra
shirras
shirred
shirred egg

Literary usage of Shirked

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"He shirked я duel.and tbis probably popularised the pun Golden Ball, Lenden Bnll, Hughes Bull. The three golden belle. (See BALLS.) Golden Bay. ..."

2. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1889)
"... sible arc shirked, with consequences in the way of bilking, or getting beds without paying for them. ..."

3. Leading Points in South African History: 1486 to March 30, 1900, Arranged by Edwin A. Pratt (1900)
"The British and the Colonial Governments, however, had alike shirked any increase of expense or responsibility in regard to the territories in question, ..."

4. A History of the Northern Peninsula of Michigan and Its People: Its Mining by Alvah Littlefield Sawyer (1911)
"Mr. Michels is a sound Republican in politics, and has never shirked the duties of public office, at the present time being a member of the village council, ..."

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