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The use of the word "sit" to refer to a person tending to a child is recorded from 1800. The term may have originated from the caretaker "sitting on" the baby in one room while the parents were entertaining or busy in another. It is also theorized that the term may come from hens "sitting" on their eggs, thus "caring for" their chicks. [10]
References A ace Slang for the drug acepromazine or acetyl promazine (trade names Atravet or Acezine), which is a sedative : 3 commonly used on horses during veterinary treatment, but also illegal in the show ring. Also abbreviated ACP. action The way a horse elevates its legs, knees, hock, and feet. : 3 Also includes how the horse uses its shoulder, humerus, elbow, and stifle; most often used ...
3. The small painted square on the floor next to the basket just outside the lane. block-charge arc The painted line near the basket which marks the boundary of the restricted area (definition 2). block out. Also box out. To maintain a better rebounding position than an opposing player by widening your stance and arms and using your body as a ...
Sit on it may refer to: Sitting; Slang for waiting or hoarding/holding onto something until the right time to sell it or let it go "Sit on it", derogatory catchphrase created by Bob Brunner and said by Fonzie on the 1970s-80s television show Happy Days (meaning "piss off") Sit on It!, 1975 jazz album by Jimmy Smith
sit sine labe decus: let honour stainless be: Motto of the Brisbane Boys' College (Brisbane, Australia). sit tibi terra levis: may the earth be light to you: Commonly used on gravestones, often contracted as S.T.T.L., the same way as today's R.I.P. sit venia verbo: may there be forgiveness for the word: Similar to the English idiom "pardon my ...
A dharna (Hindi: धरना; Urdu: دهرنا) is a non-violent sit-in protest, which may include a fast undertaken at the door of an offender, especially a debtor, in India as a means of obtaining compliance with a demand for justice, state response of criminal cases, [69] or payment of a debt. The word originates from the Sanskrit word dharnam.
A player doing a keepie-uppie Association football (more commonly known as football or soccer) was first codified in 1863 in England, although games that involved the kicking of a ball were evident considerably earlier. A large number of football-related terms have since emerged to describe various aspects of the sport and its culture. The evolution of the sport has been mirrored by changes in ...
It was later used in print and especially film depiction of stagecoaches and wagons in the Old West in danger of being robbed or attacked by bandits.A special armed employee of the express service using the stage for transportation of bullion or cash would sit beside the driver, carrying a short shotgun (or alternatively a rifle), [2] to provide an armed response in case of threat to the cargo ...