When the sergeant turned his back, Private Jones would scrimshank to avoid cleaning the barracks.

She scrimshanked her report, leaving it full of errors when she turned it in.

When the foreman isn't watching, Jill scrimshanks her duties and checks her phone.

The crew was scrimshanking through the afternoon, pretending to repair the sails while actually chatting on deck.

The foreman reprimanded the scrimshankers for avoiding their tasks.

The sergeant glared at the lone scrimshanker leaning against the mess hall wall and barked, 'Get back to your duties!'