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hoe-chucker

hoe-chucker  n.— «The Vancouver parks board received two log-loaders yesterday from Finning Canada and Caterpillar to aid in Stanley Park’s restoration. The half-million-dollar machines, commonly called hoe chuckers, are used to play a log...

circus parking

circus parking  n.— «Parking lots are very expensive, too. When I first came here you could buy an Impark parking lot (for crew and circus parking) for $300 to $400.» —“Ann-Margret, Hopper, Zane to film thriller here” by...

crate-digging

crate-digging  n.— «What it is, however, is a feel-good mash-up of beats, scratching, jazz, swing, rock—and one of the most eclectic collections of vocal samples ever. Compiling these somewhat strange recordings, or crate-digging as it’s...