Meaning

noun trousers that end at or above the knee

noun underpants worn by men

noun the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Germanic *skertaną Proto-Germanic *skurtaz Proto-West Germanic *skurt Old English sċort Middle English schort English short Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English shorts From short + -s.

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