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| scarf-pin | tie-pin |
| scow | lighter |
| sewerage | drains |
| shirtwaist | blouse |
| shoe | boot |
| shoemaker | bootmaker |
| shoe-shine | boot-polish |
| shoestring | bootlace |
| shoe-tree | boot-tree |
| sick | ill |
| sidewalk | footpath, or pavement |
| silver (collectively) | plate |
| sled | sledge |
| sleigh | sledge |
| soft-drinks | minerals |
| smoking-room | smoke-room |
| spigot (or faucet) | tap |
| sponge (surgical) | tap |
| stem-winder | keyless-watch |
| stockholder | shareholder |
| stocks | shares |
| store-fixtures | shop-fittings |
| street-cleaner | crossing-sweeper |
| street-railway | tramway |
| subway | tube, or underground |
| suspenders (men’s) | braces |
| sweater | jersey |
| switch (noun, railway) | points |
| switch (verb, railway) | shunt |
| taxes (municipal) | rates |
| taxpayer (local) | ratepayer |
| tenderloin (of beef) | under-cut, or fillet |
| ten-pins | nine-pins |
| terminal (railroad) | terminus |
| thumb-tack | drawing-office |
| ticket-office | booking-office |
| tinner | tinker |
| tin-roof | leads |
| track (railroad) | line |
| trained-nurse | hospital-nurse |
| transom (of door) | fanlight |
| trolley-car | tramcar |
| truck (vehicle) | lorry |
| truck (of a railroad car) | bogie |
| typewriter (operator) | typist |
| typhoid-fever | enteric |
| undershirt | vest |
| vaudeville-theatre | music-hall |
| vest | waistcoat |
| warden (of a prison) | governor |
| warehouse | stores |
| wash-rag | face-cloth |
| wash-stand | wash-hand-stand |
| waste-basket | waste-paper-basket |
| whippletree | splinter-bar |
| witness-stand | witness-box | |
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