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viewshed

viewshed  n.— «The new route through the park will take the line out of sight about 90 per cent of the park visitors, and cut “viewshed” intrusion to 25 per cent.» —“Less Spoiling Route OK’d for Briones...

jerker

jerker  n.— «Lewis is one of several Cayman “jerkers”—as they’re called—other prominent ones being Tony Bodden, Seymour Silburn and Merilda Wright. Lewis though, doesn’t exactly do it all by himself. He is the deft barbecuing...

buzzard luck

buzzard luck  n.— «Olympic Sports Car association presents “Buzzard Luck II” (gimmick-coursemarker rally…).» —“Motor Sports Calendar” Oakland Tribune (California) Apr. 15, 1971. (source: Double...

office wife

office wife  n.— «The office wife sees a man—well—different from the way the home wife sees him.» —“Ruth’s Rebellion” by Achmed Abdullah Oakland Tribune (California) Sept. 5, 1926. (source: Double-Tongued...

Sco

Sco
 n.— «“Sco to the O” (meaning, “San Francisco to Oakland”).» —“Mixtape Shmixtape” by Tamara Palmer SF Weekly (San Francisco, California) Nov. 9, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

dipping

dipping  n.— «Baeza’s passengers said Gonzalez’s van, which was alongside theirs, was “dipping,” a street term for a driver hitting the gas then braking and swerving to make it rock.» —“Man captured, admits killing father...