Noun A very long-legged hen with feathered shanks, reputed to have been introduced from Shanghai, China, 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, transitive verb_ To kidnap (a man) for compulsory service aboard a ship, especially after drugging him, To induce or compel (someone) to do something, especially by fraud or force, To commandeer; appropriate; hijack