short-handed

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short-handed

adjective more short-handed · most short-handed

alternative Alternative form of shorthanded His final goal was short-handed and came with less than two minutes left.

adverb more short-handed · most short-handed

alternative Alternative form of shorthanded The present Section, where the vessel sails short-handed, permits the payment of shorthand pay, but there is a clause in that contract which hoists it if the vessel sailing short-handed is due to the misconduct of any crew member.

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@misc{short_handed_2026,
  title = {short-handed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/short-handed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}