shut-out n.— «‘It’s clearly a bubble. Look! All the dealers are leaving. It’s what’s called a “shut-out” in the trade. It’s identical to the Eighties except there’s a new generation of suckers. And the new generation of...
fakenger n.— «“They’re dangerous,” says Larry Morris of nonmessenger—or “fakengers,” as he calls them—track bikes. Morris, 38, rides a largely self-built 9-speed Bridgestone mountain bike on the job for Western Messenger...
face cord n.— «“Face cord”—generally half a cord but varies depending on the length of firewood pieces.» —“Firewood measurement can be a thicket” by Larry Muhammad Courier-Journal (Louisville...
bucket biologist n.— «The balance of nature in every lake is so fine that an ignorant bucket biologist has the potential to plunder and vandalize a fishery.…Bucket biologists are hard at work all over the country. Walleyes are being...
bucket biology n.— «There’s no doubt in my mind that northern pike have been put in.…I think it’s called “bucket biology.” They probably were brought over here from the Valentine refuge lakes during the winter...
hand n.— «There may be fewer bananas around this year, following Cyclone Larry in Far North Queensland, but that doesn’t mean the quality of the fruit has dropped. That’s the consensus after the Ekka, when many “hands” (what...