hammer-in  n.â «At a hammer-in held last Saturday at the home of New Bedfordâs George Rebello, a couple dozen knife makers from across New England and New Jersey forged, hammered and shaped steel into handsome knives.âŠRebello founded the Southern...
pay-per-view slaughter  n.â «Technology that enables people to stalk online and kill real prey has alarmed hunters and lawmakers intent on pre-emptively blocking the practice. About two dozen states already have outlawed the method, which the Humane...
chopper stopper  n.â «He was one of about two dozen men arrested in 2004 in Operation Chopper Stopper, a multi-agency investigation named for street slang for assault rifles.» ââWoman ran city drug ring they broke up, police sayâ by Paul Pinkham...
chiefs disease  n.â «The CHPâs fraud task force investigated possible abuse of disability retirement, specifically among its highest ranking officers.âŠMost startling of all, 80 percent of assistant chiefs retired on disability. Almost as many deputy...
trunk-or-treating  n.â «You go trick-or-treating when you go to peopleâs houses to get candy.âŠYou go trunk-or-treating when you go to peopleâs cars to get candy, and thatâs much better because you can go around the cars a million dozen times and you...
condo  n.â «But meanwhile, port operators arenât taking seemingly simple steps such as checking the âcondoâ sleeping unit behind the driverâs cab, where bunk beds could accommodate half a dozen men with equipment.âŠI hid in the âcondo,â behind a...
