- A shot of spirits - Abrupt (in manner) - Not long - Of little length - Of small stature - strapped for cash - Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as,
a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight.
- A shot of spirits - A shot of spirits (coll) - Dram - Exhale noisily through nose - Express contempt - Hog noises - To force the air with violence through the nose, so as to
make a noise, as do high-spirited horsed in prancing and play.