plastax n. a per-unit fee levied on the use of plastic bags. Etymological Note: plastic + tax (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
son of a bitch n.— «Son-of-a-bitch. A very popular tool similar to a bobbing tool. When other tools fail this one succeeds.» —“Boiler Shop” in Wisc. Lexicon of Trade Jargon , 1938-39. (source: Double-Tongued...
sacking out n.— «One of the main tools to getting the horse used to human touch is a technique called sacking-out. “It comes from an old term where they used to take a gunny-sack and rub it all over the horse,” he said...
feather lift n.— «Barnes recently underwent a Feather Lift, a new cosmetic procedure imported from Russia that employs a tailor’s tools and works by implanting a small, surgical nylon thread under the skin to lift sagging skin in the...
tools of ignorance
n.— «Ball players call a catcher’s paraphernalia “the tools of ignorance.”» —“The Sports X-Ray” by Bob Ray Los Angeles Times Mar. 27, 1937. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
tools of ignorance n.— «Bresnahan’s shin guards were the final pieces of the “tools of ignorance,” that great descriptive phrase for the catcher’s equipment. There are conflicting stories about who came up with that wonderful...