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bute

bute  n.— «The biggest problem confronting the industry is its addiction to performance-enhancing drugs. In the early 1960s, phenylbutazone—bute in racetrack parlance—seemed like a miraculous antidote to lameness in tired horses...

old settler

old settler  n.— «Opening tonight in Warner Robins is “The Old Settler,” a love story set in Harlem in the 1940s. “Old Settler” is said to be a pejorative term for an aging unmarried woman.» —“Midstate’s...

fish fog

fish fog  n.— «Medical researchers are just beginning to explore such mercury exposure in adults, which can leave some people struggling through life in a disorienting “fish fog.”» —“Power plants are focus of drive to cut...

fishetarian

fishetarian  n.— «“I call them ’fishetarians’” says Hightower.…“They are vegetarians, but they eat a lot of fish.”» —“Power plants are focus of drive to cut mercury” by Larry Wheeler USA...