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Bristle :: Bristle (n.) A short, stiff, coarse hair, as on the back of swine..

Bobtailed :: Bobtailed (a.) Having the tail cut short, or naturally short; curtailed; as, a bobtailed horse or dog; a bobtailed coat..

Courtepy :: Courtepy (n.) A short coat of coarse cloth.

Siphon :: Siphon (n.) A device, consisting of a pipe or tube bent so as to form two branches or legs of unequal length, by which a liquid can be transferred to a lower level, as from one vessel to another, over an intermediate elevation, by the action of the pressure of the atmosphere in forcing the liquid up the shorter branch of the pipe immersed in it, while the continued excess of weight of the liquid in the longer branch (when once filled) causes a continuous flow. The flow takes place only when the

Cat-harping :: Cat-harping (n.) One of the short ropes or iron cramps used to brace in the shrouds toward the masts so a to give freer sweep to the yards.

Fail :: Fail (v. i.) To be affected with want; to come short; to lack; to be deficient or unprovided; -- used with of.

Giggle :: Giggle (n.) A kind of laugh, with short catches of the voice or breath; a light, silly laugh..

Noddy :: Noddy (n.) An inverted pendulum consisting of a short vertical flat spring which supports a rod having a bob at the top; -- used for detecting and measuring slight horizontal vibrations of a body to which it is attached.

Shortening :: Shortening (n.) That which renders pastry short or friable, as butter, lard, etc..

Offset :: Offset (n.) A short distance measured at right angles from a line actually run to some point in an irregular boundary, or to some object..

Chunky :: Chunky (a.) Short and thick.

Blear-eyed :: Blear-eyed (a.) Lacking in perception or penetration; short-sighted; as, a blear-eyed bigot..

Stenographer :: Stenograph (n.) A production of stenography; anything written in shorthand.

Bludgeon :: Bludgeon (n.) A short stick, with one end loaded, or thicker and heavier that the other, used as an offensive weapon..

Chock :: Chock (n.) A heavy casting of metal, usually fixed near the gunwale. It has two short horn-shaped arms curving inward, between which ropes or hawsers may pass for towing, mooring, etc..

Awhile :: Awhile (adv.) For a while; for some time; for a short time.

Fret :: Fret (n.) A short piece of wire, or other material fixed across the finger board of a guitar or a similar instrument, to indicate where the finger is to be placed..

Brachyura :: Brachyura (n. pl.) A group of decapod Crustacea, including the common crabs, characterized by a small and short abdomen, which is bent up beneath the large cephalo-thorax. [Also spelt Brachyoura.] See Crab, and Illustration in Appendix..

Snip-snap :: Snip-snap (a.) Quick; short; sharp; smart.

Interlude :: Interlude (n.) A form of English drama or play, usually short, merry, and farcical, which succeeded the Moralities or Moral Plays in the transition to the romantic or Elizabethan drama..

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