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Shelta (s̸hel′tə)

noun

a traditional jargon, based on Irish Gaelic, spoken as by tinkers in some parts of Ireland and England

Etymology: earlier sheldru, shelter < ? OIr bēlre, speech

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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