shrubbing n.— «A Kenyan architect who stalked and then threatened to rape an American volunteer was sentenced to flogging—a common form of punishment for petty offenders in Botswana—after he pleaded guilty to common nuisance charges in a...
heirs property n.— «Much of his work is with black families who have what is called “heirs property.” The land has been passed down for generations without a will and is owned by dozens of descendants of the original property...
chestal adj.— «Florence Scannel is a man of about 5 feet 5 in height, light complexion and stout build, with a chestal and muscular development such as the writer never saw equalled.» —by Eugene J. Post The Wig and the...
hoofball n.— «I’ve read certain pieces on the Internet that we play “Hoofball.” We don’t play “Hoofball” because we haven’t got a big front man who we can play “Hoofball” to. We’ve done exceptionally...
demoflush n.— «And as for the “demoflush” figures for summer’s traditional last weekend, they weren’t available today: Like workers across the county, the man who computes the numbers and employes of the sanitation commission...
ditched the line v.— «Yesterday, when the team interrupted its workout for lunch, Jefferies “ditched” in line, prompting a glare from one wronged player, and then took his lunch to his locker.» —“A New Man: Jefferies...