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dodgepot

dodgepot  n.— «A real dodgepot of a race, with loads in with a shout on bare form, but not a lot on the ground conditions.» —“Re: Ascot picks, day 1″ by Firebeast Usenet: uk.sport.horseracing June 19, 2000...

dodgepot

dodgepot  n.— «Brian Meehan’s old dodgepot, Tumbleweed Ridge, will get his favoured conditions—a strong pace and easy ground.» —“From Derby rags to royal riches” Sun (U.K.) June 14, 1997. (source: Double-Tongued...

seatbelt

seatbelt  n.— «I went to drop my young cousin at one of these basket ball games and I found a group of teen-agers who were moving around looking for “seatbelts.”…Do you know what seat belts are? Ha ha. They are boxes, or...

confessional

confessional  n.— «Apart from “green rooms” there are also “confessionals,” at which designated facilitators tap the views of countries or groups of countries to seek common ground.» —“WTO deals struck in...

suck rubber

suck rubber  v. phr.— «We’ll have simulated ground bursts and smoke going off and people running around in protective suits sucking rubber, as people affectionately refer to it.» —“Robins unit set for major inspection” by...

OLS

OLS  n.— «Raise the leg of your choice right in front of you, six inches off the ground, leg straight, toe pointed. Keep your eyes on your raised toe and begin counting aloud from 1,001 until I say stop.…This is the one-leg stand—OLS...