cybridization n.— «An experimental method called cybridization transfers a gene for sterility into seedy varieties, rendering them seedless more efficiently than the shotgun approach used in irradiation.» —“Seedless Fruits Make...
steady ticket n.— «He’s on the upper rung with his $9.50 per-hour paycheck. Even better, he has what’s called a “steady ticket,” meaning he has the same job every day.» —“Day work is his way up from drugs” by...
monkeyfishing n.— «Once highly popular, a monkeyfishing angler uses a homemade device to send an electrical charge into the water. To escape the shocks, the fish swim to the surface where fishermen scoop the stunned fish out of the water...