shylock
[noun]
Synonyms: loan shark, usurer

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Shy‧lock /ˈʃaɪlɒk $ -lɑːk/
a character in the play The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare. He is a Jewish money-lender who lends money to Antonio. When Antonio is unable to pay the money back, Shylock says he has the right to cut a pound of flesh from Antonio’s body. ⇒ get/take/demand etc your pound of flesh at pound¹

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