The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sharking
Sharking \Shark"ing\, n. Petty rapine; trick; also, seeking a livelihood by shifts and dishonest devices.
Sharking
Shark \Shark\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sharked; p. pr. & vb. n. Sharking.]
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To play the petty thief; to practice fraud or trickery; to swindle.
Neither sharks for a cup or a reckoning.
--Bp. Earle. To live by shifts and stratagems.
--Beau. & Fl.
Wiktionary
sharking
vb. (present participle of shark English)
Usage examples of "sharking".
Between loan sharking, prostitution, and particularly narcotics, he controls maybe a billion dollars' worth of business, I figure.