MOSKENEER


Meaning of MOSKENEER in English

ˌmäskəˈniə transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Yiddish mashken pledge, pawn (from Hebrew mashkōn ) + English -eer (as in profiteer, v.)

Britain : to pawn for more than the value of the article

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