Usually means: Lesser or unfavorable part received.
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  1. short end: Merriam-Webster
  2. short end: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. short-end: Wordnik
  4. short end: Wiktionary
  5. Short end: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. short end: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Definitions from Wiktionary (Short end)

noun:  Alternative form of short end of the stick [(idiomatic) A situation, opportunity, or outcome which is less favorable than situations, opportunities, or outcomes experienced by or available to others.]

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