Megan from Billings, Montana, asks what to call the foam sleeve that slips over a can: cozy, koozie, coozy, kozy, or another spelling. The word traces back to tea cozy, the knitted or padded cover that keeps a teapot warm, traditionally pronounced...
ambulance-chasing n.— «Socially determined objectives must thus lead and direct this effort, not become relegated to “ambulance chasing,” following behind a series of technically compelling yet socially questionable...
gun v.— «The present invention relates to a process for the repair of blast furnaces. More specifically, it relates to a method of repairing blast furnaces using a vertical remote controlled refractory gunning apparatus.…U.S. Pat...
quillow n.— «Word Mark QUILLOW. Goods and Services (Cancelled) IC 024. US 042. G & S: Decorative Pillow Cases. First Use: 19780125. First Use In Commerce: 19780222.» —by Alison R. Crowther in Pomona, N.Y. United States...
overhang n.— «Uncertainty over Lipitor had been a cloud over Pfizer, or an “overhang,” in Wall Street lingo.» —“Pfizer’s Lipitor patent win rallies drug stocks” by George E. Jordan Star-Ledger (N.J...
tying n.— «The court will determine whether Illinois Tool Works (Research) violated antitrust laws under the Sherman Act by forcing consumers of its patented ink jet printer to buy a certain type of printer ink for use with its printer—a...
