shylock
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Definition of shylock
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 capitalized : the Jewish usurer and antagonist of Antonio in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
2 : loan shark
shylock
verbDefinition of shylock (Entry 2 of 2)
: to lend money at high rates of interest exposé of systematic thievery … shylocking, and murder — Current Biography
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