visquene
n.— «This vision of the Clinton presidency is still under construction in his mind, with, scaffolding and tarps and visquene still scattered about.» —“Forget what Clinton says, he’s running until he’s not running” by Bob Lancaster Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock) July 17, 1991. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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