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short⋅bread

[shawrt-bred]
–noun
a butter cookie commonly made in thick, pie-shaped wheels or rolled and cut in fancy shapes.

Origin:
1795–1805; short + bread
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short·bread   (shôrt'brěd')   
n.  A cookie made of flour, sugar, and much butter or other shortening.
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