chook tractor n.— «The “chook tractor” is a time old permaculture concept as far as i can tell. it can be as complex or simple as you like. but the basic principle is enclose the chooks where you want to plant a garden, feed them and leave them...
happy-clappy adj.— «And they have those happy-clappy waiters and waitresses who seem to love to sing birthday cheer, but appear to know next to nothing about the menu.» —“Olive Garden no delight” The Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois) Dec. 14, 1990...
squawk box v. phr.— «A former Merrill Lynch & Co. broker on trial for selling access to his firm’s “squawk box’ denied allowing clients to eavesdrop on internal orders at the firm, though he said he believed they were entitled to hear them. Kenneth...
scrambling n.— «They were doing what’s known as “scrambling,” or climbing without special gear—but were apparently doing so in a “no scrambling” area. Climbers are required to have a permit and proper gear if they climb above the ten-foot mark in...
200-mile-an-hour tape n.— «However, there’s even a better than best (though some might protest that characterization) known as the “nuclear grade,” which is used at reactors and a “200 mile an hour” tape made by another manufacturer specifically...
firescaping n.— «California landscape architect Owen Dell has made firescaping a specialty. Says Dell, “Aesthetics is not one of the tradeoffs in fire-safe landscaping. A good design can incorporate fire safety, drought tolerance and all the other...