flopping n.— «Technique comes into play when clearing the bar, because you must turn your back to the bar while clearing it, a technique called flopping.» —“Library tech awarded three silver medals at National Track...
cowboy clicker n.— «Watching television games doesn’t satisfy that hunger because my set doesn’t have what is known in coaching parlance as a “cowboy clicker”—a device that attaches to a VCR allowing plays to be run back and...
whiskey plank n.— «The whiskey plank, as it is called because sailors traditionally have a drink or ten after they finish planking a ship’s hull, was cut to fit by Teddy Huff, who has been working at the shipyard about five months...
heirs property n.— «Much of his work is with black families who have what is called “heirs property.” The land has been passed down for generations without a will and is owned by dozens of descendants of the original property...
half-back n.— «In South Carolina, they’re commonly known as half-backs, or those winter tourists who went down to Florida, realized it was too crowded, and came half-way back up.» —“Winter guests flock to coast” by Lauren...
limb hanger n.— «I didn’t even have to move the gun, just knocked it off safe and dropped him in his tracks. He scored 18 lbs, 10″ beard, and 1 1/2″ spurs. A real limb hanger!!!» —by Gary Caughman Tomturkey’s Web...