Shebang
Posted by ESC on April 27, 2004
In Reply to: Shebang posted by Mark McLaughlin on April 27, 2004
: I heard that a "shebang" was what union soldiers called their tents or hovels they built for themselves in the Andersonville POW camp during the civil war.
Merriam-Webster says origin unknown. I'll look in a Civil War dictionary and see if it's listed.
- Whole shebang Henry 27/April/04
- The whole shebang ESC 27/April/04