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shanghaiing
Variant of shanghai
noun
any of a breed of large, dark-skinned chicken with white feathers and feathered shanks, imported from China in the 19th cent.
transitive verb shanghaied, shanghaiing
- to kidnap, usually by drugging, for service aboard ship
- Slang to induce (another) to do something through force or deceit
Related Forms:
- shanghaier noun
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