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sawed-off

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sawed-off (sôdôf, -f)
adj.
1. Having one end sawed off: a sawed-off shotgun.
2. Slang Short; runty.
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Adj.1.sawed-off - well below average height
pint-size, pint-sized, runty, sawn-off
jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
short, little - low in stature; not tall; "he was short and stocky"; "short in stature"; "a short smokestack"; "a little man"
2.sawed-off - cut short; "a sawed-off shotgun"; "a sawed-off broomstick"; "the shortened rope was easier to use"
shortened, sawn-off
short - (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss"


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He was a little, thin, sawed-off, sword-swallowing and juggling Frenchman.
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"The way that little sawed-off is monopolizin' him," said one.
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Loaded with two slugs and a round bullet, its effect was that of a sawed-off shotgun.
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