Big Smoke n.— «There will be six good teams entered this season:…Firemen…with Jack Brannigan as the big smoke.» —“Mahoney’s Holy Roller League Starts Tonight” Bridgeport Telegram (Conn.) Oct. 10...
presidentiable n.— «It has three “presidentiables” all looking down the road to 1988—former Premier Raymond Barre, the current front-runner, former President Valery Giscard d’Estaing, and Mayor Jacques Chirac of Paris...
silo funding other.— «There is still conflict between the aim of a joined up approach to children’s services, and silo funding of schools.» —“Comment—Grip On Purse Strings Starts To Slip” LGCnet (U.K.) July 29...
d.n.f
adj.— «[boat-racing scores:] D.G. Millar, d.n.f.» —“Race Week Starts at Larchmont Y.C.” by James Robbins New York Times July 29, 1943. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)