shylock
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From the character Shylock, in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
[edit] Noun
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shylock (plural shylocks)
- (US) A loan shark.
[edit] Translations
loan shark — see loan shark
[edit] Verb
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to shylock (third-person singular simple present shylocks, present participle shylocking, simple past and past participle shylocked)
- (intransitive, US) To lend money at exorbitant rates of interest.
