“Long and short”

The following 2 entries include the term Long and short.

long-and-short-haul clause

noun

: a clause in U.S. laws regulating railroad rates providing that the total rate for a distance less than and included in a longer distance shall not be higher than that for the longer distance except when specially authorized by public regulatory authorities

long-and-short work

noun

: ashlar quoins arranged alternately horizontally and vertically (as to finish off rubblework)

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