Shortall

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

UncommonScrabble 11

Meanings

proper nounShortall (plural Shortalls)

plural Shortalls

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishSoirtéil
  2. EnglishShortall

Re-Anglicized form of Irish Soirtéil, a Gaelicized form of an obsolete English surname.

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APA

Shortall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shortall

MLA

“Shortall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shortall. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shortall,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shortall.

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