red-short

[red-shawrt]

adjective Metallurgy.

brittle when at red heat, as iron or steel containing too much sulfur.

Origin of red-short

1720–30; < Swedish rödskört, neuter of rödskör, equivalent to röd red + skör brittle

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Historical Examples of red-short

In practice, blooms made by this process have been so red-short that they could not be hammered at all.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884.
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