tintack
n.— «The biggest favourite for the tintack is Southampton boss Paul Sturrock, who in football parlance has “lost” the dressing room.» —“Scots Bosses Must Look Out For Each Other” by Stuart Cosgrove Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) Aug. 19, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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