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hooping

hooping  n.— «While prison officials wouldn’t confirm, sources say the purported leader of the Galloway Boys, Tyshan Riley, who is facing multiple murder charges, was recently forced into segregation after officials found a six-inch knife...

cotton curtain

cotton curtain  n.— «From behind the “cotton curtain” of the Mississippi Delta last week came Dr. Theodore R. (for Roosevelt) Mason Howard.…Rated as Mississippi’s “most hated” Negro leader because of his...

cut up jackpots

cut up jackpots  v. phr.— «Over the holiday weekend, these carnies will swap lies (or “cut up jackpots,” as they say), perform outrageous feats of physical daring—swallowing swords, eating razor blades, walking on broken glass—and allow...

pig farm

pig farm  n.— «Former Sheriff Carl Sparks, a popular leader who retired at the end of 2002, said he faced retribution when he first ran against his superior, former Sheriff John Smith. Sparks said he was transferred from the high-profile...

memory color

memory color  n.— «Those findings are part of a hierarchy of color sensitivity that starts with the flesh tones and, particularly, faces. After that are the apples, blue sky, green grass and more—commonly called memory colors—that people...

reach truck

reach truck  n.— «Here at the Basingstoke, Hampshire, headquarters of Linde Materials Handling, the UK leader in fork-lift trucks (or “reach trucks,” as they call them), Lambert listens.» —“Lots of comment from the FT’s...

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