Noun
one short (uncountable)
(cricket) The act of a batsman, running between the wickets, failing to ground himself or his bat behind the popping crease before turning for another run; the umpire's signal indicating this (the run does not count).
One short sleep past, we wake eternally, And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die. John Donne
A shadow flits before me, Not thou, but like to thee: Ah Christ, that it were possible For one short hour to see The souls we loved, that they might tell us What and where they be. Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Any heart turned Godward feels more joyIn one short hour of prayer, than e'er was raisedBy all the feasts of earth since its foundation. Philip James Bailey
Life-and-death. Lifedeath. One event. One short event. Don't forget. Robert Fulghum
One short step lengthens life. Romanian Proverb
God gives a curst one short horns. Italian Proverb