short bill

noun

a bill of exchange that is payable at sight, on demand, or within less than ten days

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How to use short bill in a sentence

A long bill at the tailor's, that belongs tew a short bill at the St. Nicholas.
Josh Billings, Hiz Sayings | Henry Wheeler Shaw
It is commonly painted with a short bill; whereas that of the Pelecan attaineth sometimes the length of two spans.
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne (Volume 2 of 3) | Thomas Browne
One from Ward, with a short bill, brown chest and throat, and a very wide yellow breast-band.
Extinct Birds | Walter Rothschild
But he got one of the lawyers to help him draw up a short bill, which he introduced.
History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III) | Various
It looked like a cross between a mud hen and a duck, was gray in color and had a short bill.
The Cruise of a Schooner | Albert W. Harris

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