Shambles
Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary · Matthew George Easton, Noah Webster
Shambles - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)
SHAM'BLES, n. [L. scamnum a bench; from L. scando.]
1. The place where butcher's meat is sold; a flesh-market.
2. In mining, a nich or shelf at suitable distances to receive the ore which is thrown from one to another, and thus raised to the top.
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