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Zebu :: Zebu (n.) A bovine mammal (Ros Indicus) extensively domesticated in India, China, the East Indies, and East Africa. It usually has short horns, large pendulous ears, slender legs, a large dewlap, and a large, prominent hump over the shoulders; but these characters vary in different domestic breeds, which range in size from that of the common ox to that of a large mastiff..

Hobnail :: Hobnail (n.) A short, sharp-pointed, large-headed nail, -- used in shoeing houses and for studding the soles of heavy shoes..

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..

Aino :: Aino (n.) One of a peculiar race inhabiting Yesso, the Kooril Islands etc., in the northern part of the empire of Japan, by some supposed to have been the progenitors of the Japanese. The Ainos are stout and short, with hairy bodies..

Contractility :: Contractility (n.) The power possessed by the fibers of living muscle of contracting or shortening.

Chunk :: Chunk (n.) A short, thick piece of anything..

Pliosaurus :: Pliosaurus (n.) An extinct genus of marine reptiles allied to Plesiosaurus, but having a much shorter neck..

Chunky :: Chunky (a.) Short and thick.

Chump :: Chump (n.) A short, thick, heavy piece of wood..

Tachygraphy :: Tachygraphy (n.) The art or practice of rapid writing; shorthand writing; stenography.

Chuckle :: Chuckle (n.) A short, suppressed laugh; the expression of satisfaction, exultation, or derision..

Shortclothes :: Shortclothes (n.) Coverings for the legs of men or boys, consisting of trousers which reach only to the knees, -- worn with long stockings..

Armistice :: Armistice (n.) A cessation of arms for a short time, by convention; a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement; a truce..

Pa :: Pa (n.) A shortened form of Papa.

Brief :: Brief (v. t.) To make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten; as, to brief pleadings..

Brevipennate :: Brevipennate (a.) Short-winged; -- applied to birds which can not fly, owing to their short wings, as the ostrich, cassowary, and emu..

Clip :: Clip (v. t.) To curtail; to cut short.

Dyspnoic :: Dyspnoic (a.) Affected with shortness of breath; relating to dyspnoea.

Bull-necked :: Bull-necked (a.) Having a short and thick neck like that of a bull.

Yataghan :: Yataghan (n.) A long knife, or short saber, common among Mohammedan nations, usually having a double curve, sometimes nearly straight..

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