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shanghaiing
verb as in kidnap
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Usually, however, “Shanghaiing” is practised upon drunken sailors only.
The various methods of forcing a sailor to sea are called “Shanghaiing.”
I suppose youve done a bit of shanghaiing in your day, eh, Hennessy?
It seems a fellow who was in prison down at Logan with Gates and Hegan helped them engineer my shanghaiing.
In “Shanghaiing” a sober man, resort is had to false promises.
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On this page you'll find 17 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to shanghaiing, such as: capture, seize, snatch, grab, hijack, and abduct.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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