The shorter Oxford English dictionary on historical principles
By: prepared  by William Little, H. W. Fowler [and] J. Coulson; revised and edited by  C. T. Onions.
Contributors: Fowler, H. W. 1858-1933, joint author.; Coulson, Jessie, Mrs. (Senior) 1903- joint author.; Onions, Charles Talbut, 1873-1965, ed.
Edition: 2d ed.
Publisher: The Clarendon press
Published: 1936
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Subjects: English language -- Dictionaries.; English language -- Etymology -- Dictionaries.
Other titles: Oxford English dictionary.
Notes: "An abridgement officially authorized by the Delegates of the Oxford university press of A new English dictionary on historical principles, later known as The Oxford English dictionary."--Pref.