rat n.— «My face was quite round and my ears stuck out—and the beehive just accentuated that. I was, however, persuaded to wear it a few times for photoshoots and recall they used something called a “rat” to wrap the hair...
Canadian binding n.— «It was initially a spiral-bound paperback, but when consumers could not easily find it on bookstore shelves, Firefly worked with its printer, Friesen’s, to wrap a spine around the wire-o binding. Now known as...
shamburger n.— «Shamburgers, a high-protein alternative to meat, can be made ahead, individually covered in plastic wrap and frozen until used. When needed, simply unthaw a Shamburger, and it will be ready to fry or to throw on a grill 5...
hump strap n. a band, belt, rope, or similar long, narrow strip used for carrying heavy objects, especially on one’s back. Editorial Note: The most common way to use a hump strap is to wrap it once securely around the object to be moved, take each...
Alabama chrome n.— «MARK CLEVELAND: DUCT TAPE? What the hell is Duct Tape doing here? TOM WINSTON: Alabama Chrome! Stefan Waters begins to wrap the duct tape around the wrists of Sillege.» —“[WRX]—[Saturday Night Rage...
Sherman carpet n.— «Children were trained to wrap themselves with explosives and throw themselves under our Sherman tanks. Later, our troops referred to them as “Sherman carpets.”» —“Atomic bombs spared bloody...