shorthair
noun
short·hair ˈshȯrt-ˌher 
: a domestic cat with a short thick coat
especially : a member of any of several breeds of muscular medium- to large-sized cats with a short plush coat
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Wilma is fun and sassy 3-year-old brown shorthair tabby who came to the Arizona Humane Society in March after she was abandoned in an apartment. 
The Arizona Republic, 22 Apr. 2022 Cat people, rejoice: Your feline predilections have been greenlighted in the highest halls of power, as the Biden White House announced on Friday that the first family had welcomed a shorthair tabby named Willow into their fold. Emma Specter, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2022 That’s because all cats—longhair, shorthair, no hair—shed a pernicious little protein called Fel d 1, found in the saliva and oil glands, which causes most cat allergies. Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2021 Each envelope carried a new photo of her cat Peach, a 19-month-old orange shorthair. Clara Longo De Freitas, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 11 July 2021 A couple weeks ago, a skittish shorthair that roams our neighborhood got a nasty lesion on his face; my girlfriend and I notified the woman, who promptly showed up with a humane trap rigged with sardines. Joe Pinsker, The Atlantic, 1 June 2021 Reagan, the German shorthair, is opening his legs now, moving fast, while Clooney, the setter, works closer to Loral I, his body twisting one way, then another, following his nose. Star Tribune, 3 Dec. 2020 Novice trainers need easy-handling dogs, like Labs or German shorthair pointers. Tony J. Peterson, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2020 Thor, a 4-year-old shorthair Chihuahua, and his sister, Wanda, a 1-year-old Shih Tzu, were brought to AHS after an Emergency Animal Medical Technician picked them up, seemingly in good health. The Arizona Republic, 25 Sep. 2020 See More
The Arizona Republic, 22 Apr. 2022 Cat people, rejoice: Your feline predilections have been greenlighted in the highest halls of power, as the Biden White House announced on Friday that the first family had welcomed a shorthair tabby named Willow into their fold. Emma Specter, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2022 That’s because all cats—longhair, shorthair, no hair—shed a pernicious little protein called Fel d 1, found in the saliva and oil glands, which causes most cat allergies. Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2021 Each envelope carried a new photo of her cat Peach, a 19-month-old orange shorthair. Clara Longo De Freitas, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 11 July 2021 A couple weeks ago, a skittish shorthair that roams our neighborhood got a nasty lesion on his face; my girlfriend and I notified the woman, who promptly showed up with a humane trap rigged with sardines. Joe Pinsker, The Atlantic, 1 June 2021 Reagan, the German shorthair, is opening his legs now, moving fast, while Clooney, the setter, works closer to Loral I, his body twisting one way, then another, following his nose. Star Tribune, 3 Dec. 2020 Novice trainers need easy-handling dogs, like Labs or German shorthair pointers. Tony J. Peterson, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2020 Thor, a 4-year-old shorthair Chihuahua, and his sister, Wanda, a 1-year-old Shih Tzu, were brought to AHS after an Emergency Animal Medical Technician picked them up, seemingly in good health. The Arizona Republic, 25 Sep. 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
1903, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing shorthair
- of means
- of mercy
- of mine
- of moment
- of natural causes
- of necessity
- of no avail
- of note
- of old
- of one kind or another
- of one kind/sort/type or another
- of one mind
- of one sort or another
- of one type or another
- of one's acquaintance
- of one's choice
- of one's own accord
- of one's own making
- of one's own volition
- of one's very own
- of one's word
- of ours
- of parts
- of recent origin
- of record