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Main Entry: sha·mus
Pronunciation: 'shä-m&s, 'shA-
Function: noun
Etymology: perhaps from Yiddish shames shammes; from a
jocular comparison of the duties of a sexton and those of a
store detective Date: 1925
321 posted on 06/05/2002 7:12:46 PM PDT by Mo1
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324 posted on 06/05/2002 7:14:52 PM PDT by Mo1
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