n. [ From Chebacco, the former name of Essex, a town in Massachusetts where such vessels were built. ] (Naut.) A narrow-sterned boat formerly much used in the Newfoundland fisheries; -- called also pinkstern and chebec. Bartlett. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Per. shāhbandar. ] A harbor master, or ruler of a port, in the East Indies. [ Written also shebunder. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Shebeen. ] 1. A jocosely depreciative name for a dwelling or shop; a primitive dwelling; a shanty. [ Slang, U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The structure of an object, process, organization, or anything viewed as complicated; -- used primarily in the phrase
the whole shebang; as, it comes with unnecessary frills, but you have to buy the whole shebang. [ informal ] [ PJC ]

3. (computers) [ Possibly derived from shell bang; the character ! is referred to in some computer contexts as bang. ] The character sequence #!, which frequently begins shell scripts in a Unix system. [ PJC ]

a. [ L. thebaicus, Gr. &unr_;. ] Of or pertaining to Thebes in Egypt; specifically, designating a version of the Bible preserved by the Copts, and esteemed of great value by biblical scholars. This version is also called the Sahidic version. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. Thebais, -idis. ] A Latin epic poem by Statius about Thebes in Boeotia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ So called from a kind of Egyptian opium produced at Thebes. ] (Chem.) A poisonous alkaloid, C19H21NO3, found in opium in small quantities, having a sharp, astringent taste, and a tetanic action resembling that of strychnine. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Thebanus. ] Of or pertaining to Thebes. [ 1913 Webster ]

Theban year (Anc. Chron.), the Egyptian year of 365 days and 6 hours. J. Bryant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A native or inhabitant of Thebes; also, a wise man. [ 1913 Webster ]

I'll talk a word with this same learned Theban. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]