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shang•hai
(shang'hI, shang•hI'),
—v.t., -haied, -hai•ing. Naut.
to enroll or obtain (a sailor) for the crew of a ship by unscrupulous means, as by force or the use of liquor or drugs. Shang•hai
(shang•hI'; Chin. shäng'hI'),
—n.
1. Pinyin, Wade-Giles.a seaport and municipality in E China, near the mouth of the Chang Jiang. 10,820,000.
2. a type of long-legged chicken believed to be of Asian origin.
(shang'hI, shang•hI'),
—v.t., -haied, -hai•ing. Naut.
to enroll or obtain (a sailor) for the crew of a ship by unscrupulous means, as by force or the use of liquor or drugs. Shang•hai
(shang•hI'; Chin. shäng'hI'),
—n.
1. Pinyin, Wade-Giles.a seaport and municipality in E China, near the mouth of the Chang Jiang. 10,820,000.
2. a type of long-legged chicken believed to be of Asian origin.