rocking chair industry n.— «A lot of timber workers referred to it as the “rocking chair” industry, because timber workers spent a lot of time on their porches in rocking chairs during the bust time.» —“Coastal Towns Seek Formula for Success” by...
fascia n.— «NASCAR inspectors ordered the rear-end bodywork cut completely off the No. 3, claiming the rear fascia was an experimental, unapproved part. On a production car, the rear fascia would be loosely defined as the back end of the car, the...
cooperatition n.— «Carole Bruce, the chairwoman of the Greensboro chamber, suggested coining a new word—”cooperatition”—to describe the current status of regionalism in the Triad. “We come together to celebrate our regionalism, but we can compete...
strohlem n.— «The 18th-century kitchen has a strohlem ceiling that is among the best preserved that team members have seen. Strohlem is the German word for straw and mud, Thomas said. Wooden boards were wrapped in wet straw, then packed in mud...
sonker n.— «I have often wondered why a deep-dish fruit pie is called a cobbler. My online etymological dictionary suggests it is related to a 14th-century word for wooden bowl, cobeler. What is apparently the same dish is called zonker (or sonker)...
pep n.— «The introduction of live vocals to the sound systems—which began innocently as just another way to top Dodd?s competition—started in 1956 when Downbeat’s Winston “Count” Machuki stepped out from behind his turntable and cracked jokes...