Skulker (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Skulker

A soldier who by feigned sickness, or other pretences, evades his duty; a sailor who keeps below in time of danger; in the civil line, one who keeps out of the way, when any work is to be done. To skulk; to hide one’s self, to avoid labour or duty.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

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