Shanghai

[,ʃæŋ'haɪ]

Definition

(noun.) the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world.

(verb.) take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship; 'The men were shanghaied after being drugged'.

Edited by Adrian--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To intoxicate and ship (a person) as a sailor while in this condition.

(n.) A large and tall breed of domestic fowl.

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Definition

n. a long-legged hen with feathered shanks said to have been introduced from Shanghai in China: (U.S.) a tall dandy.—v.t. (naut. ) to hocus a sailor and ship him while insensible: (U.S.) to get a person by some artifice into a jurisdiction where he can lawfully be arrested.

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