hooker n.— «They take great pride in rug hooking.…Indeed, members of the Tarheel Ruggers Guild, who presently happen to be all women, unabashedly refer to themselves as “hookers,” nicknamed for the action of hooking wool...
smokestack chasing n.— «After years of seeking new manufacturing outfits to fill empty plants—a practice known as “smokestack chasing”—towns have decided that their aim should be attracting technical and professional workers...
chalk and talk n.— «The archaic system of starting school at the crack of dawn, seating students in strict rows, marking off arbitrary blocks of time with bells, and exposing kids to strict, teacher-centered instruction (also known as...
witness mark n. generally, an intentional, accidental, or naturally occurring spot, line, groove, or other contrasting area that serves as an indicator of certain facts; in geography and surveying, a blaze, cut, hole, paint splash, or message...
mud-out n.— «“I trained with the CBA to get certified in what’s called “mud-out” and went from there,” he said. Mud-out is the process of removing carpets, drywall and other non-salvageable parts of homes damaged by...
farmshoring n.— «Google is not alone in looking at old manufacturing towns or rural areas for expansion. As the cost of doing business rises in traditional high-tech areas like Silicon Valley or Northern Virginia, more companies want...