rowdy-sheeter n. a person with a criminal record; a hardened criminal. Editorial Note: A synonym is history-sheeter. In India, a rowdy is far more often used than in other Anglophone countries to mean a lawless or disorderly person. Therefore, a...
predatory towing n.— «She gave the friend a sheet of paper to put on her dashboard with Matos’s name, phone number, and a plea to any tow driver that she would be leaving soon.… “It was only about 15 or 20 minutes—it was hard...
tin bender n.— «Mills was transferred in March 1943 to Norman, Okla., where she began training in sheet metal and welding. Her rate of pay was $96 a month. The Navy was training her to be an aviation metal smith, or “tin...
horse blanket n.— «Horse blanket Very large sheet of paper pasted on a wall and used to brief complex data or diagrams.» —“Appendix A—Informal Staff Language” by U.S. Army ST7000, Action Officer Development Course...
wicker-bill n.— «Dan hand-cut and shaped a couple of pieces of sheet metal that looked like angle-irons—just 90 degree bent pieces of aluminum. He had us mount them on the back edges of the rear wing of the car.…His simple...
Judas window n.— «In addition to a door of communication, there was a contrivance for the effectual protection of privacy, consistiing of a sheet of glass in a hinged frame let into the wall…By means of this honestly-avowed...