3 uses
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Definition
to avoid something — such as a duty or responsibility
- They all considered him to be a man who shirked his duties.Chapters 19-20 (42% in)
- They drug around listlessly, not actually shirking their work but taking a long time to do it.Chapters 38-39 (72% in)
- I won't tolerate a shirker.Chapters 70-71 (52% in)
There are no more uses of "shirk" in Lonesome Dove.
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