gen. Wanting in tenacity; friable, brittle. Phrase, to work short: to break or crumble when being worked. Of metals: cf. cold-short, adj., red-short…
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释义 | the world > matter > constitution of matter > lack of density > become less dense [verb (intransitive)] > become loose in texture > be or become friable (2) to work short1725 gen. Wanting in tenacity; friable, brittle. Phrase, to work short: to break or crumble when being worked. Of metals: cf. cold-short, adj., red-short… shorten1733 To make ‘short’ or friable. Also (of manure) intransitive for reflexive. |
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