boat sushi n.— «Nigiri: This type of sushi, where the rice has been molded and hand-pressed into an oblong shape, is often termed “boat sushi” because of its configuration. These hand-molded fingers of rice can be topped with a slice of fish...
hardware disease n.— «Cattle can suffer from what’s known as hardware disease if they eat metal that’s left in pastures or finds its way into feed.» —“Metallic debris poses risk to cattle” by Mike Penprase News-Leader (Springfield, Mo.) Mar. 22...
cramming n.— «Questions about the GlobalYP.net service were raised after a local technology firm found a $34.99 “miscellaneous” charge on an August-September phone bill for a Yellow Pages Internet directory. Investigators are trying to determine if...
genetealogy n.— «There has been a new term coined called “Genetealogy” which is the merger of genetics and genealogy by using DNA information to determine our roots.» —“Then and Now” by W.B. Jones Robertson County Times (Springfield, Tenn.) Oct...
diesel therapy n.— «Rinaldo Reino, a wheelchair-dependent inmate from the U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners at Springfield, Mo., charged Wednesday that he was threatened with the punishment of a grueling bus trip—what inmates call “diesel...
Dutchman n.— «Contractors have cut out letters or entire words from the granite and put in a blank plug, commonly called a Dutchman, for each correction. The next step will involve carving the corrected words into the granite.» —“Work begins to...