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Sheppard (Jack)

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Son of a carpenter in Smithfield, noted for his two escapes from Newgate in 1724. He was hanged at Tyburn the same year. (1701–1724.)

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Shells
Shemitic
Shepherd
Shepherd Kings or Hyksos
Shepherd Lord (The)
Shepherd of Banbury (The)
Shepherd of Salisbury Plain (The)
Shepherd of the Ocean (The)
Shepherd’s Sundial (The)
Shepherded
Sheppard (Jack)
Shepster Time
Sheriffmuir
Sheva
Shewbread
Shewri-while
Shiahs
Shibboleth
Shield
Shield-of-Arms
Shield of Expectation (The)