Shankey
' shanky-dudely-high-ho ' (q.v.) : one who tries to catch the others before they reach 'home.' nw.Dev.
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' shanky-dudely-high-ho ' (q.v.) : one who tries to catch the others before they reach 'home.' nw.Dev. (R.P.C.)
Joseph Wright, English Dialect Dictionary (1898–1905)
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