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pigtail

pigtail  n.— «Recoil Hose: The recoil hose (often called “pig tails” because of their distinctive shape) is a tight coil of plastic hose that can be extended to make connections with rack manifolds. When disconnected, the coil shape serves...

shaker

shaker  n.— «Joseph had been working since the spring for Bestway Disposal Services of Epping, where he took well to his job and his co-workers. He was employed as a “shaker,” the term for the person who works the back of the...

boo-hoo breakfast

boo-hoo breakfast  n.— «By this time last year, the Spring Hill Elementary School PTA had welcomed teachers back to school with a breakfast, consoled sad parents with a boo-hoo breakfast and begun plans for the school’s fall festival...

flake

flake  n.— «A big flake of straw thrown out onto the snow, along with some scratch feed, made it a bit more tempting a place to explore and soon half the flock were out in the sun.» —“Spring cleaning in January” by Vicki...

scuffling

scuffling  v.— «RHP Jay Powell was scuffling the first month of the season. He was coming off a poor 2000 during which he spent most of the time on the DL. He had season-ending shoulder surgery in August and had a spotty spring...

Bonacker

Bonacker  n.— «For nearly four centuries they have lived in a section the Indians called Accabonac, now known as Springs or Bonac, north of the village that is the wealthy’s playground. They are known as Bonackers, an insular group who...