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short-commons
[ shawrt-kom-uhnz ]
noun
, (used with a singular verb)
- a scanty allowance of food.
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After the years of short commons there came this bountiful feast to her soul.
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The town was not well supplied with provisions, and by the middle of October the defenders were on very short commons indeed.
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And soon there were short commons for men as well as for beasts.
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The listeners were not kept in suspense as to whether plenty of roast mutton was to supersede the short commons of the past.
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Several wet days, bad quarters, and short commons, had pulled down the strength and lowered the spirits of the Allied troops.
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