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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1577
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Shirkler, n. [17th c. Eng. sherke (1633), shirke (1634), and ? -ler for -er.] ? One who tries to live by fraud or dishonesty instead of work; ? a parasite. — 1577 A. Hay Nobility 22.
Men civile and honest, no shirklers in their common wealth
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