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short six

short six noun: a candle weighing one sixth of a pound, about four inches long.

Noun

short six (plural short sixes)

  1. (archaic) A candle weighing one sixth of a pound, about four inches long.

Forms of short six

pluralshort sixes

Questions about short six

What does short six mean?
Short six means a candle weighing one sixth of a pound, about four inches long.
What part of speech is short six?
Short six is a noun.
What is the plural of short six?
The plural of short six is short sixes.

Words near short six in the dictionary

  1. short short story
  2. short shorts
  3. short shrift
  4. short shrifts
  5. short sight
  6. short six
  7. short sixes
  8. short sleeper
  9. short sleepers
  10. short snorter
  11. short snorters

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