new shooter n.— «Sometimes, the Triple Crown horses are ambushed by a fresh new shooter in the Belmont. Stage Door Johnny peaked just at the right time to defeat Forward Pass in 1966. Coastal blossomed late and upset Spectacular Bid two years ago...
dugout n. a beach-side shelter for surfers. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
dugout n.— «Coaches swapped riders from a beach tent “dugout.” Normally chill Florida surfers talked trash with Southern California rivals during lulls in the action. » —“Surfers allowed to participate in X Games for the first time” in Huntington...
dugout n.— «“I wish it were better,” said Santa Cruz team member Omar Etcheverry as he pow-wowed with teammates in the so-called “dugout,” a group of chairs perched atop a small scaffolding on the cliffs overlooking the break.» —“The waiting game:...
new shooter n.— «In Preakness parlance, they are the “new shooters”—horses who miss the Kentucky Derby but show up two weeks later at Pimlico, hoping to spoil a Triple Crown bid. » —“Spoilers Aren’t Just in Rearview” by Bill Christine in...
squirrel n.— «Squirrel—Describes a rookie or reckless driver who moves all over the track and causes crashes or holds up faster drivers. Not a compliment.» —“Learning the Lernerville lingo” by Paul Kogut Valley News Dispatch (Tarentum, Pa.) May 14...