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A short, squat woman.

• Shortener
  One who, or that which, shortens.
• Shorthand
  A compendious and rapid method or writing by substituting characters, abbreviations, or symbols, for letters, words, etc.; short writing; stenography. See Illust. under Phonography.
• SHORTCIRCUIT
  A circuit formed or closed by a conductor of relatively low resistance because shorter or of relatively great conductivity.
• Short-handed
  Short of, or lacking the regular number of, servants or helpers.
• Squatting
  of Squat
• SHORTDATED
  Having little time to run from the date. "Thy short-dated life." Sandys.
• Shorthead
  A sucking whale less than one year old; -- so called by sailors.
• Squaterole
  The black-bellied plover.
• SHORTHANDED
  Short of, or lacking the regular number of, servants or helpers.
• Short-breathed
  Having short-breath, or quick respiration.
• Shorthorn
  One of a breed of large, heavy domestic cattle having short horns. The breed was developed in England.
• SHORTJOINTED
  Having short intervals between the joints; -- said of a plant or an animal, especially of a horse whose pastern is too short.
• Shortcake
  An unsweetened breakfast cake shortened with butter or lard, rolled thin, and baked.
• Short-jointed
  Having short intervals between the joints; -- said of a plant or an animal, especially of a horse whose pastern is too short.

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