Home » wire » Page 6

Tagwire

cheese cutter

cheese cutter  n.— «In view of the poor reputation which I recall for the two wire system from the 1960s, I suspect this has more to do with the improved quality of protection in modern cars.…Most modern cars have a passenger cage...

cheese cutter

cheese cutter  n.— «The NSW State Government for installing motorcycle rider-unfriendly “cheese cutter” wire cable fencing on our highways.» —“Winners & Losers” by Brent Davison Newcastle...

Stokes basket

Stokes basket  n.— «They got the Stokes basket down there, a kind of wire basket moulded to the shape of the body, and they floated me on that, then lifted me up and out.» —by Dennis Smith Firefighters: Their Lives in Their Own...

ride

ride  n.— «He’s hoping they can wire him an immediate $400—maybe even this afternoon. “With that, we will have enough for the ride,” he says, using the English word. El Ride is the pickup from an Arizona highway toward a safe...

Constantine wire

Constantine wire  n.— «She would have probably written something involving splintered wodden utensils and using constantine wire for floss afterwards.» —“Re: What About Fae? WAS Re: I love Vampires” by Johnny...

spizerinktum

spizerinktum
 n.— «Although a live wire, the dengue took much of the spizerinktum out of his being for the time being only, we know.» —Mexia Evening News (Texas) Oct. 13, 1922. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

Recent posts