COLD-SHORT


Meaning of COLD-SHORT in English

ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective

Etymology: by folk etymology from Swedish kallskör, from kall cold (from Old Norse kaldr ) + skör brittle, from Old Swedish skör, skyr, probably from Middle Low German skör; akin to Middle Low German schoren to break, Old High German sceran to cut — more at cold , shear

of metal : brittle when below a red heat — compare hot-short

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