Land-shark
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of landshark. alt-of, alternative
"They determined to drive the land-sharks out, let the consequences be what they might."
- 1 To move along the ground in a sinuous fashion similar to the way a shark swims.
"Staffer Mark Hoyer (riding a Suzuki Hayabusa for unfair, incoherent contrast) and I would land-shark our way through the mountain roads near Mount Palomar for a full day of riding."
- 2 To engage in land-sharking; to rapaciously acquire large amounts of land in order to sell it off at extremely high profits. intransitive
"The honorable member took up the land question because it was popular, but at one time he land-sharked the country right and left."
- 3 To sell (someone) land at an exorbitant price. transitive
"In the District of Victoria, for instance, if a man wished to obtain possession of a section near his own he could not get it there; and if he came to Adelaide he was land-sharked."
Example
More examples"Staffer Mark Hoyer (riding a Suzuki Hayabusa for unfair, incoherent contrast) and I would land-shark our way through the mountain roads near Mount Palomar for a full day of riding."
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