nails n.pl.— «After learning the game on plastic cleats, most golfers stick with them as they turn pro. Often referred to as “nails” by players and suppliers, metal spikes are permitted throughout Europe and at a handful of...
swampbuster n.— «Swampsbuster and Sodbuster compliance should be linked to all federal farm program benefits. Conservation compliance provisions for highly erodible land (HEL) are commonly referred to as sodbuster and wetland conservation...
sponging n.— «Bodysurfing, or “sponging” as it’s called by regular boogie boarders, is a lot easier than surfing and a great way to get wet without going too far out to sea (the best waves are usually near the beach)...
sweeper n.— «Trees reaching out over the flow—”sweepers” in river parlance—are the dread of all whitewater paddlers, whether in a canoe, a kayak or a raft.» —“The river is wet and wild, yet safety is canoe club’s No. 1...
wet firecracker n.— «For Charest, who is negotiating feverishly to bring his minority back from the brink of defeat in a budget vote on Friday, the report’s findings are welcome news. “This is what is called a wet...
flymph n.— «Veron “Pete” Hidy, who fished often with Liesenring and who put into print, in the original edition, Big Jim’s ideas and knowledge of wet fly fishing, has added three new chapters on “Flymph” fishing in...