relokill n.— «Eight years ago, it adopted a relocation program. About 230 deer were trapped and removed from the city at a cost of $360 per deer. A study found that roughly 20 percent died from the trauma of being moved. Some residents refer to the...
mobile mourning n.— «Up to 90 youngsters with severe brain trauma come to live at Bloorview for rehabilitation, while another 40 or 50 with less severe injuries enter out-patient treatment annually. While they typically make some progress over...
door buster n.— «I am told it is a GSW (Gun Shot Wound) chest. I alert my staff and anesthesia, check the trauma room for completeness; the trauma room is in constant readiness for such an emergency, or what we on the night shift like to refer to...
right of boom
n.— «“Right of boom“—U.S. military’s effort to mitigate effects of IED attacks with better equipment, trauma care.» —“Glossary” Washington Post Sept. 28, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
drama price v. phr.— «When an anxious home-seller slashes the asking price of his property, he is not “dropping the price,” he is merely “re-positioning.” Or when a home-seller lists his property below the price of comparable properties, he is said...
egger n.— «Four years later spring is back, and with it, thankfully, the osprey, guarding her second clutch since the trauma. Back too, however, is that obsessive breed of predator known as the egg collector.…“Eggers”, as they call themselves...
