servery n.— «Wired: Any simple ideas for charging devices? Stewart: I have something called the servery. It’s a room with two long white marble counters on either side and lots of plugs. That’s where everything is—I have my cameras, a lot...
mouse hole v.— «“One man makes for the stairway, covered by bullets of the others shooting ahead of him. At the same time two or three men can enter the house and begin to ‘mouse hole’ into the next forom from the secured ground floor...
dualie n.— «Purchase a “dualie,” a large, four-door, luxury pick-up truck which features a set of dual wheels on the rear axle.» —“Simple Pleasures: the Ten-Minute Play, Overnight Theatre, and the Decline of the Art of...
bombsighting n.— «The machines, which are roughly the size of an upright piano and usually sell for between $50,000 and $80,000, pump “microdots” of molten solder through a nozzle onto the precise spot where component parts are to be...
chook tractor n.— «The “chook tractor” is a time old permaculture concept as far as i can tell. it can be as complex or simple as you like. but the basic principle is enclose the chooks where you want to plant a garden, feed...
Cracker Chic n.— «“Cracker Chic” is a new term now relating to a decorating style currently gaining popularity. It consists of very simple and smaller scaled antiques, bungalows and furniture mostly void of ornate carvings and...