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Kilt :: Kilt (n.) A kind of short petticoat, reaching from the waist to the knees, worn in the Highlands of Scotland by men, and in the Lowlands by young boys; a filibeg..

Hobnail :: Hobnail (n.) A short, sharp-pointed, large-headed nail, -- used in shoeing houses and for studding the soles of heavy shoes..

Fur :: Fur (n.) The short, fine, soft hair of certain animals, growing thick on the skin, and distinguished from the hair, which is longer and coarser..

Item :: Item (n.) A short article in a newspaper; a paragraph; as, an item concerning the weather..

Mantelet :: Mantelet (n.) A short cloak formerly worn by knights.

Chunk :: Chunk (n.) A short, thick piece of anything..

Redsear :: Redsear (v. i.) To be brittle when red-hot; to be red-short.

Sanded :: Sanded (a.) Short-sighted.

Duck-legged :: Duck-legged (a.) Having short legs, like a waddling duck; short-legged..

Elbow :: Elbow (n.) Any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall, building, and the like; a sudden turn in a line of coast or course of a river; also, an angular or jointed part of any structure, as the raised arm of a chair or sofa, or a short pipe fitting, turning at an angle or bent..

Gangion :: Gangion (n.) A short line attached to a trawl. See Trawl, n..

Creese :: Creese (n.) A dagger or short sword used by the Malays, commonly having a serpentine blade..

Poesy :: Poesy (n.) A short conceit or motto engraved on a ring or other thing; a posy.

Tortrix :: Tortrix (n.) A genus of tropical short-tailed snakes, which are not venomous. One species (Tortrix scytalae) is handsomely banded with black, and is sometimes worn alive by the natives of Brazil for a necklace..

Konze :: Konze (n.) A large African antelope (Alcelaphus Lichtensteini), allied to the hartbeest, but having shorter and flatter horns, and lacking a black patch on the face..

Clubhand :: Clubhand (n.) A short, distorted hand; also, the deformity of having such a hand..

Betty :: Betty (n.) A short bar used by thieves to wrench doors open.

Contraction :: Contraction (n.) The shortening of a word, or of two words, by the omission of a letter or letters, or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one; as, ne'er for never; can't for can not; don't for do not; it's for it is..

Snell :: Snell (n.) A short line of horsehair, gut, etc., by which a fishhook is attached to a longer line..

Dash :: Dash (n.) A rapid movement, esp. one of short duration; a quick stroke or blow; a sudden onset or rush; as, a bold dash at the enemy; a dash of rain..

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