SHYLOCK


Meaning of SHYLOCK in English

— Shylockian , adj. — Shylocky , adj.

/shuy"lok/ , n.

1. a relentless and revengeful moneylender in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.

2. a hard-hearted moneylender.

v.i.

3. ( l.c. ) to lend money at extortionate rates of interest.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .