poop pill n.— «Core temperature is measured by ingesting a pill the size of a multi-vitamin that contains a sensor and a radio transmitter. It sends body temperatures to a receiver every 15 seconds. The pill is digestable, so it’s...
Biltmore stick n.— «He wore a backpack with a G.P.S. receiver and carried, in one hand, a data collection unit resembling a portable credit card machine, and in the other, a strip of wood known as a Biltmore stick.…The Biltmore...
spearing n.— «A helmet-to-helmet hit on a quarterback, or on a receiver in the act of making a catch is illegal. Also illegal: hitting a player already on the ground with a helmet or “spearing,” as it’s commonly called...
alligator arms n.pl.— «Curtis drops some short passes, but it is not a matter of him being unable to catch the ball over the middle or having alligator arms. It is just concentarion and the fact he is simply a better long receiver...
alligator arms n.pl.— «“Our goal is to hit a receiver so hard and so often they’ll catch the ball like an alligator. If you’ve ever seen an alligator, their arms are about three inches long. We want to hit a receiver enough to where he...
alligator arms n.pl.— «Sanders is a converted running back, as was Monk, who didn’t take to wide receiver at first. “He had alligator arms, know what I mean?” said his former coach.… “He didn’t reach for the ball...