grabbling n.— «Eddie Browning, who lives in Clyo, about 45 miles from Savannah, said the barehanded fishing method—he calls it grabbling—used to be common along the tributaries in South Georgia, but many practitioners had died off.» —“‘Noodling’...
snakebite
v.— «Temple over Toledo—Hard luck Owls shake the snakebite.» —“Pitt Picked to Lose, Yale to Take Penn” by Ralph Bernstein in Philadelphia Gettysburg Times (Pa.) Nov. 9, 1962. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
snake bite v.— «Chicago Cubs pitcher Dennis Eckersley has good stats but hard luck. Eckersley’s latest bout with snakebite was Tuesday when when he limited the Philadelphia Phillies to two runs on five hits. He struck out nine hitters in the eight...
snake bite v.— «Philadelphia stranded 11 baserunners, giving them a total of 28 left on base in three games. “Home runs continue to snake bite us,” said Manager Lee Eli.» —by Pohla Smith in Pittsburgh, Pa. UPI Apr. 4, 1988. (source: Double-Tongued...
swim n.— «The water last Nov. 6 was running a high Class III, fast enough for frequent flips—”swims,” in paddling parlance—at the tricky triple drop.» —“A white-water paradise—for just four days each year” by Don Sapatkin Philadelphia Inquirer (Pa...
whale n.— «Anthony Patrone, president of marketing at Resorts, said the range of available funds for players at the blackjack tournament last weekend was from $25,000 to $300,000. “Mini-whales,” as he calls them. Whales is casino slang for gamblers...