chaveta n.— «Deftly rolling, pressing and slicing tobacco leaves with a slab of sharp metal known as a chaveta, they sculptured perfectly cylindrical cigars—an art that requires years to master.» —“Why the Smoke Doesn’t Get in...
toast rack n.— «The company yesterday pleaded guilty in the Balclutha District Court to failing to take all practicable steps to ensure Stewart Leslie Michie was not exposed to hazards arising from the storage of pre-fabricated concrete...
sweet spot n.— «Like the snowflakes that fall on the mountain, no two days are alike in the avalanche-control business.…The explosives come in two forms.…The method of delivery depends on the accessibility of the “sweet...
skylab n.— «With my eyes closed, I could still feel the dust on my face as the “skylab” roared through the scabrous path and past the verdant groves. “Skylab” was the name the villagers had given the puny motorbike...
Skylab n.— «Skylab Motorbike that can seat 6 persons. One person in front of the driver, 2 behind him and two on either side of the horizontal slab of wood tied to its rear like an outrigger.» —“Workshop Programme” by S...
slabbed adj.— «The people who lost everything were the most victimized. Most eerie was the fact that they invented a word for what happened to them: “slabbed.” “We got slabbed,” they would cry, meaning that the...