snoutcast n.— «You see them everywhere, huddled together in doorways and outside buildings—whatever the weather, giving their lungs their nicotine “snack.” They are Britain’s smoking employees, now dubbed “snoutcasts.” Since a...
lifting n.— «The number of Staffordshire bull terriers is soaring amid reports that the breed is being used increasingly for street fighting and a practice known as “lifting,” in which dogs or a dog and a cat are sent down in...
fast on adj.— «If I know I’ve got to be up early, I normally can’t sleep too well, but that night I was, as they say round they these parts, “fast on.” I was “fast on” and having a dream.» —“Alarming tale that...
king tide n.— «During a King Tide, which is what the islanders call the highest tides of the year, waves rolling off the ocean can have a devastating effect.…A typical high tide reaches about two-and-a-half metres, while a King Tide...
munitionette n.— «Visitors will also be invited to try their hand at being a “munitionette,” a term used to describe the women who put together explosive shells on the assembly line.» —“Explosive exhibition makes a...
age bag n.— «And parents can take home (in the way they might “withdraw” a book) what is called an “age bag.” Age bags are filled with all sorts of teaching aids and reading incentives, designed to capture the...