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Siʹamese Twins:

Yoke-fellows, inseparables; so called from two youths (Eng and Chang), born of Chinese parents at Bang Mecklong. Their bodies were united by a band of flesh, stretching from breast-bone to breast-bone. They married two sisters, and had offspring. (1825–1872.)

Siamese Twins. The Biddenden Maids, born 1100, had distinct bodies, but were joined by the hips and shoulders. They lived to be thirty-four years of age.

 

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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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Shropshire
Shrovetide Cocks
Shunamite’s House (The)
Shunt
Shut up
Shy
Shylock
Shylock (A)
Si
Si Quis
Siamese Twins:
Sibberidge
Sibyl
Sibyls
Sibylline Books
Sibylline Leaves
Sibylline Verses
Siccis pedibus [with dry feet]
Sice
Sicilian Dishes (Sicŭlæ dapēs)
Sicilian Vespers

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Siamese Twins