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(1) a waste container (2) a usu. large receptacle or container for storage ("a grain bin"; "Scrooge McDuck's money bin") bird (np.) one's girlfriend or any young female (slang; getting rarer [15] and considered derogatory by some) prison sentence (slang) a feathered animal of the class Aves an aircraft (aviation slang)
Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.
The word is also a compound member in given names, in Sigelac, Hygelac and Oslac. Oslac has Scandinavian and continental cognates, Asleikr and Ansleih. Based on this, Koegel (1894) assumes that the term *ansu-laikaz may go back to Common Germanic times, denoting a Leich für die Götter, a hymn, dance or play for the gods in early Germanic ...
There are two vowels out of the five letters in the word today. ... Clues and Answers to the NYT's 'Mini Crossword' Puzzle. Show comments. Advertisement.
Vendor lock-in, in economics; Lock-in amplifier, a type of amplifier; Locked-in syndrome, a medical condition; Locked in period, in stock trading; Lock-in, a variant of a lockout in industrial disputes; Lock-in (pub), when a pub owner allows patrons to stay past closing time
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1) (with "the"): A line on a bridge scorepad that separates points for tricks that count toward game (see Below the line) from those that do not (see Above the line). 2) On a given hand, the play strategy that is adopted by declarer or by the defenders. 3) Bidding: See Up the line and Down the line. Lock 1) (Noun) A contract that is certain to ...
1. To lock up in prison (prison slang). [31] 2. To inject an illegal drug. [30] barking mad (also just barking) completely crazy; insane. [32] barmy crazy or foolish. [33] barney a noisy quarrel or fight. Sometimes claimed to be rhyming slang (Barney Rubble, trouble) but actually dates back to 19th century. [34] bender 1. a drinking binge. [35] 2.