Unscramble

s 1 h 4 a 1 n 1 g 2 h 4 a 1 i 1

8 letters · 15 points in Scrabble

Meaning

noun the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world

verb take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship

origin1871, from the important Chinese port Shanghai, as a verb with reference to the former practice by some shippers on the West Coast of the United States of press-ganging crews for fishing or shipping in the Pacific Ocean.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0

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