silent key n.— «Was a licensed amateur (ham) radio with the call sign KA6HVA. When he passed away, he became, in ham radio parlance, a “silent key.”» —“Biography for Burl Ives” The Internet Movie...
rugby n.— «My pot of day-old rice—fried with cashew nuts, green peas, diced ham, sliced mushrooms, and scrambled egg—has residual value, I am sure. It can be served to a street child who sniffs “rugby” (local term for contact cement...
hammer n.— «Amateur, or “ham,” radios have connected people worldwide since the early 1900s. The device might seem technologically outdated, but it’s far from forgotten.…Sunday was not only a special day for fathers but...
hurricane ham n.— «The conch is considered to be almost all things to folks in the Bahamas. Known locally as hurricane ham, it turns up in everything from salads to main dishes.» —by Jessica B. Harris Sky Juice and Flying...
hurricane ham n. conch, an edible marine mollusk. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
hurricane ham n.— «Local chefs are creative in preparing it, particularly the island specialty—conch (pronounced konk). The natives also call this mollusk “hurricane ham” because it turns pink when cured and stored for...