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Cold-shortness

Cold-short \Cold"-short`\,

1. [Pro

2. fr. Sw. kallsk["o]r; kall cold + sk["o]r brittle.
   --Oxf. E. D.] (Metal.) Brittle when cold (that is, below a red heat); as, cold-short iron. -- Cold"-short`ness, n.