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Shelta (secret jargon)
Shema (liturgical prayer)
Shemini Atzereth (festival happening)
Sheol (abode of the dead)
shepherd's pie (meat pie)
shepherd's purse (herb, plant)
Sheraton (style of English furniture)
Sherpa (member of a traditionally Buddhist people)
Shetland (fine yarn)
Shevat (unit)
Shiah (Shiites)
shibboleth (in the Old Testament)
shield (armor)
Shih Tzu (dog)
Shiism (religion or doctrines of the Shiites)
Shiite (branch of Islam)