bitch hook n. a curved metal device used with a chain to hold or secure lumber or other things, or to brake a sled on descents. Also bitch link. Editorial Note: The unpublished manuscript for the Lexicon of Trade Jargon (circa 1938-39, now at the...
heroic dose n.— «Rabe’s new hit concerned Eddie and Mickey, two pedal-to-the metal casting directors whose condo in the Hollywood hills is a kind of divorcees’ club, run on heroic doses of liquor and cocaine.» —by Richard T...
metal basher n.— «The stock market’s engineering companies are often referred to as “metal bashers”—but there is a little bit more than bashing involved.» —“Engineer Bodycote looks a hot property” by Stephen...
thumping n.— «Then a soldier would conduct the equivalent of what the oil industry calls “thumping.” Within the area rigged with sensors, a soldier would shoot a rifle at a small metal plate on the ground, causing...
tranoe n.— «Metalux’s unique sound partially derives from their gear. Besides guitars and synthesizers, the two use a reel-to-reel tape machine and something invented by Baltimore instrument inventor Peter B. called a “tranoe”...
goat grab n.— «The enlisted men were subjected to a daily routine of whole boiled goat or chicken served up on a large metal platter. Mixed in the gruel were all the entrails, including beaks, hoofs, feet, and eyeballs.…Chowtime...