Bible Dictionaries
Shortening
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) That which renders pastry short or friable, as butter, lard, etc.
(2):
(n.) The act of making or becoming short or shorter.
(3):
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shorten
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Shortening'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/shortening.html. 1828.