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Neither Moss Nor Sand

If you can make neither moss nor sand of something, then if you can’t make sense of it. This phrase is particularly common in Northern England. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Neither Moss Nor Sand” We were talking earlier about...

House Moss

You might refer to those soft rolls of dust that collect under your bed as dust bunnies, dust kitties, or woolies, but in the Deep South they’re sometimes called house moss. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “House Moss” Grant, what...

lake lettuce

lake lettuce  n.— «Some might refer to them as moss, pond scum or lake lettuce, which encompasses a wide array of aquatic growth.» —“Weed control curtails two fishing trips” by Steve Ford Courier & Press (Evansville, Illinois) May 4, 2008. (source:...

miner’s moss

miner’s moss  n.— «Metal grids and perforations weed out the rocks and large chunks of dirt, while black plastic ridges capture many of the heavy gold flakes. The runoff flows onto a jumble of what looks like plastic vermicelli. The so-called...