shotcrete n.— «A seldom-used method called “shotcrete” uses air compressors, hooked to a giant nozzle, to blow concrete onto the pool’s shell. The result is a more uniform surface that requires very little lumber for framing...
soap scrimmage n.— «Charles City head football coach Steve Stallsmith announced Monday that the 2005 football scrimmage scheduled for Friday night at Comet Field has been changed from a soap scrimmage to a sports drink scrimmage...
matricula n.— «Governor Rod Blagojevich…today signed into law a measure requiring state and local governments in Illinois to recognize identification cards issued by foreign consulates and used by immigrants. The cards are favored...
Nazi dope n.— «“Nazi dope,” is the street term for meth made with anhydrous ammonia and lithium.» —“Iowa men arrested for buying cold medicine” by Robert Anderson Daily Review Atlas (Monmouth...
boondocking n.— «The store of outdoor wisdom gathered over 25 years of boondocking and chore-dodging falls into four broad categories.» —“Facts for Hunters” Monroe County News (Albia, Iowa) Mar. 20, 1961...
vernac adj.— «By the 1970s mythological movies were seen as downmarket and vernac, suitable only for films made in other ethnic Indian languages. (Vernac is short for vernacular. It is a common Indian English word for a person of an...