short-laid

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(shôrtlād′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
short-laid  (shôrtlād′),USA pronunciation adj. [Ropemaking.]
  1. hard-laid.
  • 1785–95

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