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Shaysite

Shaysite noun: a follower of Daniel Shays during his 18th-century armed rebellion in New England.

Noun

Shaysite (plural Shaysites)

  1. (US, historical) A follower of Daniel Shays during his 18th-century armed rebellion in New England.

Forms of Shaysite

pluralShaysites

Origin of Shaysite

From Shays + -ite.

Questions about Shaysite

What does Shaysite mean?
Shaysite means a follower of Daniel Shays during his 18th-century armed rebellion in New England.
What part of speech is Shaysite?
Shaysite is a noun.
What is the plural of Shaysite?
The plural of Shaysite is Shaysites.

Words near Shaysite in the dictionary

  1. Shayler
  2. Shayna
  3. Shayne
  4. shays
  5. Shays Flat
  6. Shaysite
  7. Shaysites
  8. shaytan
  9. shaytans
  10. shaytel
  11. shaytels

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