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Derringer :: Derringer (n.) A kind of short-barreled pocket pistol, of very large caliber, often carrying a half-ounce ball..

Crup :: Crup (a.) Short; brittle; as, crup cake..

Bob :: Bob (n.) To cut short; as, to bob the hair, or a horse's tail..

Brief :: Brief (a.) A short concise writing or letter; a statement in few words.

Rotate :: Rotate (a.) Having the parts spreading out like a wheel; wheel-shaped; as, a rotate spicule or scale; a rotate corolla, i.e., a monopetalous corolla with a flattish border, and no tube or a very short one..

Brocard :: Brocard (n.) An elementary principle or maximum; a short, proverbial rule, in law, ethics, or metaphysics..

Abortive :: Abortive (v.) Cutting short; as, abortive treatment of typhoid fever..

Snub-nosed :: Snub-nosed (a.) Having a short, flat nose, slightly turned up; as, the snub-nosed eel..

Dagger :: Dagger (n.) A short weapon used for stabbing. This is the general term: cf. Poniard, Stiletto, Bowie knife, Dirk, Misericorde, Anlace..

Lanyard :: Lanyard (n.) A short piece of rope or line for fastening something in ships; as, the lanyards of the gun ports, of the buoy, and the like; esp., pieces passing through the dead-eyes, and used to extend shrouds, stays, etc..

Appoggiatura :: Appoggiatura (n.) A passing tone preceding an essential tone, and borrowing the time it occupies from that; a short auxiliary or grace note one degree above or below the principal note unless it be of the same harmony; -- generally indicated by a note of smaller size, as in the illustration above. It forms no essential part of the harmony..

Abbreviator :: Abbreviator (n.) One who abbreviates or shortens.

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..

Tub :: Tub (n.) Any structure shaped like a tub: as, a certain old form of pulpit; a short, broad boat, etc., -- often used jocosely or opprobriously..

Burrel Shot :: Burrel shot () A mixture of shot, nails, stones, pieces of old iron, etc., fired from a cannon at short range, in an emergency..

Proceleusmatic :: Proceleusmatic (n.) A foot consisting of four short syllables.

Impennate :: Impennate (a.) Characterized by short wings covered with feathers resembling scales, as the penguins..

Shortcoming :: Shortcoming (n.) The failure of a crop, or the like..

Show :: Show (n.) A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked with blood, occuring a short time before labor..

Starfish :: Starfish (n.) Any one of numerous species of echinoderms belonging to the class Asterioidea, in which the body is star-shaped and usually has five rays, though the number of rays varies from five to forty or more. The rays are often long, but are sometimes so short as to appear only as angles to the disklike body. Called also sea star, five-finger, and stellerid..

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