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banging

banging  n.— «According to the complaint, the defendants:…Obtain credit card numbers and charge customers’ cards, without permission in a practice known as “banging” or “burning” a credit card.» —“Coin...

burning

burning  n.— «According to the complaint, the defendants:…Obtain credit card numbers and charge customers’ cards, without permission in a practice known as “banging” or “burning” a credit card.» —“Coin...

high fence hunting

high fence hunting  n.— «The measure was often called the “high fence” hunting bill, a reference to the fence that game preserve operators are required to have around their land. North Dakota has more than 100 registered deer...

shell-mouthed

shell-mouthed  adj.— «It’s just the two of them, shell-mouthed Ennis and voluble Jack, and for a while Lee’s movie has the homespun, companionable feel that comes from roasting hotdogs by the fire.» —“A tragedy of love, lies...

double cousin

double cousin  n.— «The couple celebrates with both families at once, since Zeba Shah’s husband’s brother is married to her sister.…Children conceived from such unions, often called “double cousins” because they’re first...

stacking

stacking  n.— «Donesha said one of the teens who was later wounded began flashing gang signs at the other group—a practice known as “stacking.”» —“2 students stabbed, 1 cut in knife fight near middle school” by...

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