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[syn: Shiloh, battle of Shiloh, battle of Pittsburgh Landing]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Shiloh \Shi"loh\ (sh[imac]"l[=o]), n. [Heb. sh[imac]l[=o]h,
literally, quiet, rest, fr. sh[=a]l[=a]h to rest.] (Script.)
A word used by Jacob on his deathbed, and interpreted
variously, as "the Messiah," or as the city "Shiloh," or as
"Rest."
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Shiloh
n 1: the second great battle of the American Civil War (1862);
the battle ended with the withdrawal of Confederate troops
but it was not a Union victory [syn: Shiloh, battle of
Shiloh, battle of Pittsburgh Landing]