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shylock
shylock
[
sh lok
]
(
plural
shylocks
)
noun
Definition:
heartless creditor:
a ruthless and demanding moneylender or creditor
[
Late 18th century. After Shylock, a moneylender in Shakespeare's play
The Merchant of Venice
]
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