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one short
n. (context cricket English) the act of a batsman, running between the wickets, failing to ground himself or his bat behind the popping crease before turning for another run; the umpire's signal indicating this (the run does not count)
Usage examples of "one short".
In less than one short week, everything had gotten all twisted around on her, thanks to Travis.
But even so, I had to do a little better than one short story a month to get by, and the only possibility I could see was to do an occasional novelette.
We checked your sales record and found you sold just one short story in the last six months.
God ofttimes giveth in one short moment what He hath long time denied.