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1shylock
noun shy·lock \ˈshī-ˌläk\
Definition of SHYLOCK
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capitalized : the Jewish usurer and antagonist of Antonio in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
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First Known Use of SHYLOCK
circa 1597
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2shylock
intransitive verb
Definition of SHYLOCK
: to lend money at high rates of interest <exposé of systematic thievery…shylocking, and murder — Current Biography>
First Known Use of SHYLOCK
circa 1934
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