monkey board n.— «The men were injured when a finger came out of a monkey board knocking both men down and falling across them.» —“Two Men Injured In Oil Field Accident” in Raymondville Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, Texas) July 24, 1945. (source:...
tick-tacker n.— «They were the days of meat pies and trams, of the Flat and the Leger. Tick-tackers. “You could sit on the sidelines and watch forever,” said Bert.» —“How Two Fingers Strode The Turf” by Steve Crawley Sun Herald (Sydney...
bank v.— «Candy, constantly sucking her finger, says she thinks her nose is broken from a recent fight. “Two girls banked me,” she explains.» —“New Start seeks to change behavior” by Robin Farmer Richmond Times-Dispatch (Va.) Oct. 11, 1992...
doosra n.— «Saqlain [Mushtaq], 22, who flicks his thumb and index finger across the seam while keeping his wrist action almost identical to his stock off break, has revolutionised his art with his “doosra”.…”The Urdu word for it is doosra, first is...
