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thirds

thirds  n.— «The government has apprehension that ban on arrack sale might trigger of seconds and thirds in liquor trade. (Seconds in excise parlance means non-duty paid liquor and thirds is cheap quality liquor).» —“State all set ban...

seconds

seconds  n.— «The government has apprehension that ban on arrack sale might trigger of seconds and thirds in liquor trade. (Seconds in excise parlance means non-duty paid liquor and thirds is cheap quality liquor).» —“State all set...

trigger law

trigger law  n.— «If approved, the ban would become what’s known as a “trigger law,” meaning that it would automatically come into effect if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that legalized abortion...

stovepipe

stovepipe  v.— «“They got him on the ground and he was still pulling the trigger, but the gun had stovepiped,” Werner said, using a term for when pistol jams and does not retract into the firing position.» —“Officers subdue...

lunk alarm

lunk alarm  n.— «At Planet Fitness—which opened a location in Greece in March and plans to open one in Gates—grunting can trigger an ear-rattling siren and flashing lights. The so-called lunk alarm on the wall over the free weights has a...

bullet sponge

bullet sponge  n.— «Others in the Army call them grunts, or trigger pullers, or crunchies, for the sound of a tank rolling over a dead soldier. Sgt. Allan Toney has heard them all. “Bullet taker, bullet sponge, bullet stopper,”...

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