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short hairs

noun

, (used with a plural verb)
  1. pubic hair.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of short hairs1

First recorded in 1925–30

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Example Sentences

The creature was covered with short hairs, and had a pair of nipper-like jaws, with which he could inflict an ugly wound.

As he reached for his sword, this ceased and he heard a strange slobbering mouthing that prickled the short hairs on his scalp.

In a word, between fetching Britomart and not fetching her, Amory had her husband by the short hairs.

A fine comb will further straighten the hairs, but it will also remove the snarled, tangled, short hairs.

Each pair is armed with a spur, and fringed with very short hairs, which serve the purpose of brushes.

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