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shay [ʃeɪ] n
a dialect word for chaise [back formation from chaise, mistakenly thought to be plural] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The hair, and motion of the shay, will do you good, mim, and you must not give way, you must not raly. So he tied up his feet, and went on limping about and coughing, until at last he fell to pieces, all at once and in a heap, like the One-Horse Shay. This affair was called Shays's war, because a Captain Shays was the chief leader of the insurgents. |
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