short-commons
[ shawrt-kom-uh nz ]
/ ˈʃɔrtˈkɒm ənz /
noun (used with a singular verb) Southern U.S.
a scanty allowance of food.
Words nearby short-commons
short wave,
short-acting,
short-billed marsh wren,
short-change,
short-circuit,
short-commons,
short-cut,
short-dated,
short-day,
short-day plant,
short-eared owl
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 JonesOf 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