Shat en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ʃæt/
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Etymology
Named after the Shatterers, from shatterer, a group of labourers hired to "shatter" (break) rocks during the construction of local railway and deep cuttings in the 19th century. Some locals also suggest this nickname referred to Luddites who met at the local Chartist pub to break (shatter) looms.
Meanings
- (Yorkshire, colloquial) Nickname for Skelmanthorpe: a large village in Denby Dale parish, Kirklees borough, West Yorkshire, England.