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Sharking [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Petty rapine; trick.

2. The seeking of a livelihood by shifts and devices.

Sharking [Participle present tense] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Picking up in haste; living by petty rapine, or by shifts and devices.

Sharking [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Petty rapine; trick; also, seeking a livelihood by shifts and dishonest devices.

Sharking [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913