Slatch, a 17th- and 18th-century word, means a brief respite or interval, especially a short spell of weather. It appears in the example, We must wait for a slatch of fair weather, and it is a nice companion to the British forecast phrase bright...
At a Seattle, Washington, tech company, Vivian finds that she and her fellow employees are continually vexed by this question: Does bimonthly mean “once every two weeks” or “once every two months”? This is part of a complete...
emitter n.— «Feeder tubes. Often called “emitters” or “drip tape” because it’s sold flattened on a roll, these tubes are made from black polyethylene plastic, with holes spaced at regular intervals to dispense water at a relatively...