ghost voting n.— «The mailer focuses on a practice called ghost voting, a widespread practice of voting for fellow members in the Texas House.» —“Political Ads: How Trustworthy Are They?” by Nancy Wilson KEYE...
trot-up n.— «Keen-eyed officials weren’t letting anything get by them at the first horse inspection (more commonly known as the trot-up).» —“U.S. Eventing Horses Pass First Inspection” by Nancy Jaffer in Hong...
detailing n.— «Direct-to-physician activities accounted for the bulk of spending, with $5.3 billion spent on a practice called “detailing”—visits to physicians by pharmaceutical sales representatives in order to promote their...
butt cut n.— «“There really haven’t been, in recent years, blatant cases of timber theft—where a harvester goes in to a 40-acre tract of timber and harvests it and suddenly disappears,” Bell said. One relatively large case involved a...
bucket baby n.— «A couple of breeders I know have successfully used this drug this year on mares that were pastured on infected fescue fields, and all produced milk within 72 hours of initial dosage. They had no bucket babies at all, for...
wingery n.— «One night, arriving or dinner at The Buffalo Wingery, Rob and Nancy ran into Randy and Sue sitting at the bar.» —by Garrison Keillor We Are Still Married: Stories and Letters Mar. 15, 1989. (source: Double...