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Chicago stop

Chicago stop  n.— «The new signs were rolled out sporadically in the summer, in response to citizen complaints about the rolling stops widely known in law enforcement as “California Stops.” Milwaukee police sometimes derisively...

dodgepot

dodgepot  n.— «Brian Meehan’s old dodgepot, Tumbleweed Ridge, will get his favoured conditions—a strong pace and easy ground.» —“From Derby rags to royal riches” Sun (U.K.) June 14, 1997. (source: Double-Tongued...

Fedders house

Fedders house  n.— «Perhaps most vocal among the complainants decrying the development of “Fedders houses,” as they have come to be known, are residents of Bay Ridge, whose neighborhood awaits city approval of a rezoning...

learning cottage

learning cottage  n.— «Eight of the trailers—or “learning cottages,” as Fairfax parents and staff jokingly call them—house fourth-grade classes, four are third-grade classrooms, and the remaining ones are used for music and...

hippotherapy

hippotherapy  n.— «Hippotherapy literally means “treatment with the help of a horse.” The center provides physical therapy for children with disabilities.» —“Scouts aim high in Eagle projects” by Alan...