country smalls n.pl.— «On Saturday, Southern Vermont Auctions offers the perfect opportunity for a hands-on, live-action peek into the thrill of domestic discoveries and retail reminiscing when illustrious Dorset auctioneer Mary Anne...
picker n.— «In flea-market parlance, Erwin is a “picker,” a keen eye who shops on behalf of collectors, museums and other dealers. Though his days are spent navigating jam-packed aisles of furniture and cluttered tables of...
hump strap n.— «The second is a trick I use to make moving furniture easier on your back. Fold your 25-foot extension cord into fourths…, creating a 6-foot “hump strap.” This allows you to pick up and move heavy objects, like this...
hump strap n. a band, belt, rope, or similar long, narrow strip used for carrying heavy objects, especially on one’s back. Editorial Note: The most common way to use a hump strap is to wrap it once securely around the object to be moved, take each...
deadhead adj.— «Georgia has spent more than $75,000 on a diving-for-logs program.…The lack of interest has made environmentalists happy. They oppose the practice, called deadhead logging, over concerns that it stirs up too much...
lifestyle center n.— «Lifestyle centers are developer parlance for open-air shopping centers laid out not in long strips, but compactly and with buildings mixed at various sites on a piece of land. They often have mixed architecture...