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单词 short-commons
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short-commons

[ shawrt-kom-uhnz ]
/ ˈʃɔrtˈkɒm ənz /

noun (used with a singular verb)Southern U.S.

a scanty allowance of food.

Words nearby short-commons

shortchange, short ciliary nerve, short circuit, short column, shortcoming, short-commons, short con, short corner, short covering, shortcrust pastry, shortcut
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Example sentences from the Web for short-commons

  • In the morning, some one must go to market, else there will be short-commons.

    A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital|John Beauchamp Jones
  • Of course the homes in Piefinch Cut, and similar small homes not in the Cut, went on short-commons.

    Johnny Ludlow, Third Series|Mrs. Henry Wood
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