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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sharking  \Shark"ing\,  n. 
  Petty  rapine;  trick;  also  seeking  a  livelihood  by  shifts  and 
  dishonest  devices. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Shark  \Shark\,  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Sharked};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Sharking}.] 
  1.  To  play  the  petty  thief;  to  practice  fraud  or  trickery;  to 
  swindle. 
 
  Neither  sharks  for  a  cup  or  a  reckoning.  --Bp. 
  Earle. 
 
  2.  To  live  by  shifts  and  stratagems.  --Beau.  &  Fl 




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