short-sheet

short-sheet ▶verb [ with obj. ] fold and arrange the sheet on (a bed ) in such a way that anyone getting into the bed will be unable to stretch their legs out beyond the middle of the bed, as a practical joke.

short-sheet

short-sheet ▶verb [ with obj. ] N. Amer. informal make (a bed ) as an apple-pie bed. • give an apple-pie bed to (someone ). • cheat or treat unjustly: we retirees have been short-sheeted for a long time.