snooker clause n. an (undebated) provision or rider covertly attached to legislation, or such legislation itself. Also snooker bill. Etymological Note: From snooker ‘to place in an impossible position; to stymie,’ from tactics used in the billiards...
dog n.— «Exercise rider Emanuel Davy never asked her for anything during the work, conducted around a triple set of orange traffic cones, commonly referred to as dogs.» —“Badge of Silver debuts for Frankel” by David...
tack v.— «A rider’s saddle and gear weighs about four pounds, so he needs to weigh 112 if he intends to, in racing parlance, “tack” at 116.» —“Jockeys play weighting game” by Jim Wells Pioneer...
hammerhead
n.— «Hammerhead—A road rider.» —“Even you can learn the lingo!” by Tom Steadman Greensboro News & Record (N.C.) May 9, 1993. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
resume on a rope
n.— «Any retarded house or venue passes are null and void. The old “resume on a rope” is not permitted.» —Foo Fighters artist rider Feb. 25, 2000. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
endo n. 1. a bicycling accident in which the rider is thrown forward over the handlebars. 2. an intentional bicycle stunt which lifts the bike’s rear tire off the ground. Etymological Note: Perhaps from end-over-end. (source: Double-Tongued...
