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Webster 1913 Edition


Shanker

Shank′er

,
Noun.
(Med.)
See
Chancre
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Shanker

SHANK'ER

,
Noun.
A malignent ulcer, usually occasioned by some venereal complaint.

Definition 2024


shanker

shanker

English

Noun

shanker (plural shankers)

  1. Obsolete form of chancre.