framing n.— «There are also mindgames going on behind the plate. Catchers often try to pull in pitches that miss off the plate in an effort to get strikes called, a process called “framing.” That effort is, of course, helped by knowing...
Tingle table n.— «The engineers devised a new, improved Tingle table.…To get a feel for working at a Tingle table, imagine you are a giant at a baseball stadium in Lilliput. As you sit at home plate looking out toward center-field...
black plate n.— «This impulse to crush manifested itself at first in remote control cars before it found expression in karts. Novice racers begin in what is known as the black plate category. Drivers are required to complete six races...
chicken head n.— «While cleaning the nut Mutt[0] had placed where the climb goes back into the corner, I’m thinking “Man, I’m glad I didn’t lead that pitch, very airy and a nasty fall onto plate sized chicken heads.”…We...
skate plate n.— «Husted said the holding cells that will be put in place, perhaps before April, should be manufactured and ready for the county’s use in the construction project by the first of the year. Husted said the cells will be...
skid plate n.— «While the suicide doors are enough to please most car fans, the skid plates (as the Brits call them. We call ‘em “side rocker panels”) are even cooler. These skid plates fold down and away from the body to...