food-shed
n.— «When the population grows to where it eats all that such a “food-shed” can grow, there you have your limit to size.» —by Martin D. Stevers Steel Trails: The Epic of the Railroads , 1933. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
creaming n.— «Whether local fishers are increasingly following a “catch and release ethic,” or are releasing smaller trout in hopes of finding a multi-pound holdover or triploid (a practice called “creaming”), or are simply enjoying the event and...
geometrogenesis n.— «Let us consider a simple scenario of what we may expect to happen in a BI theory with a good low energy limit. It is a factor of about twenty orders of magnitude from the physics of the Planck scale described by the microscopic...
pain point n.— «Digital “is recognizing that security for corporations using the Internet is a major pain point right now.…But the dilemma is that there is a conflict between the amount of security you provide and the flexibility you give to users...
talk out (something) v. phr.— «The junior Communities and Local Government Minister, Angela Smith, was still speaking when the time limit for the debate expired, a practice known as “talking out” a Bill.» —“Garden-grabbing bill is turfed...
blizzard bag n.— «At this time of year, Foodnet also is putting together what Griffin says are commonly called “Blizzard Bags,” which are essentially pre-packaged food put together in the event of a weather emergency, black out, or any other...