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shittah definition

shit·tah (s̸hit′ə)

noun pl. shittahs shit′·tahs or shittim shit′·tim (-im)

a tree mentioned in the Bible, now generally identified as an Asiatic acacia (Acacia seyal or A. tortils) with closegrained, yellowish-brown wood

Etymology: Heb shita, pl. shitim

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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