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Feb 15, 2012
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Shab•bas goy



Pronunciation: (shä'bus goi"), [key] Yiddish.
a gentile who performs tasks for Jews in the home or synagogue on the Sabbath or on a holy day that are forbidden Jews on such occasions, as turning on the lights or heat.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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