# short strokes

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The final steps of an undertaking, especially one which has been lengthy or laborious.
2. Bare essentials.

## Etymology
Possibly an allusion to painting, in which a painter typically finishes a work with short, careful, finishing strokes of the paint brush, or to golf, in which a player concludes each hole by making short strokes with a putter.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/short-strokes