ride the wood v. phr.— «Malikowski was using a replica of an 18th-century tool called a froe to split firewood into one-half- to three-quarter-inch slabs to make roofing shingles. The process is called “riding the wood,” said Malikowski...
trowel fodder n.— «It will be possible for people who have some excavation experience to come as volunteers. In these cases there will be no formal tuition provided. However, this does not simply mean that they will be used as trowel...
playtron n.— «I’ve been attending the festival since 1988 and during the 1992 and 1993 seasons I was a member of the volunteer group known alternately as the Support Troupe, Playtrons, or POR Folk.» —“Re: Sterling NY Alumni...
rabbit n.— «Volunteers must go through an 80-hour training course to be certified Investigative Man Tracking Search Associates.…Once they got their orders, the three rescuers doing the assessment went right to work identifying signs...
whoop n.— «Much of the trail has developed a “cupped” condition, with a large berm of soil having built up on the outside edge of the trail. In places, the cupping is quite deep, and the undulations in the trail (known as “whoops” in...
hugger n.— «With 80 volunteers or “huggers” as they are affectionately referred to and 68 participants, the Special Olympics-style event was as popular as ever, with a greater number of volunteers than in any previous year...