单词 | to shark on or upon |
释义 | > as lemmasto shark on or upon ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > extortion > practise extortion [verb (intransitive)] extortion1502 poll1521 shave1528 extort1529 to shark on or upona1596 a1596 Sir Thomas More (1911) ii. iv. 106 For other ruffians, as their fancies wrought,..Woold shark on you, and men lyke rauenous fishes Woold feed on on another. 1628 G. Wither Britain's Remembrancer iv. 895 Then citizens were sharkt, and prey'd upon. a1652 R. Brome New Acad. ii. i. 28 in Five New Playes (1659) This woman..is vertuous And too discreet for him to shark upon. a1668 W. Davenant Wks. (1673) i. 304 Who sharkt on the People much more then the Crown. < as lemmas |
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