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CHALK LINE

PRONUNCIATION: (CHAWK lyn)

MEANING: noun:
1. A standard of proper behavior.
2. A line made with chalk or a similar substance.

ETYMOLOGY: From chalk, from Old English cealc, from Latin calx (lime) + line, from Old French ligne (line), from Latin linum (flax). Earliest documented use: 1450.
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CHALK PINE - a kind of fir tree with very pale wood

CHALKALINE - a writing implement that neutralizes the acid in cheap paper

CHALK LANE - a row of boxes, in a big-city sidewalk, devoted to people drawing graffiti and pictures

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RATCHET

PRONUNCIATION: (RACH-it)

MEANING: noun: 1. A mechanism consisting of a toothed wheel or bar engaged by a pawl to allow controlled movement in one direction only.
2. An incremental change, typically in one direction and irreversible.
verb tr., intr.: To move or to cause to move in small increments, especially progressively or irreversibly.

ETYMOLOGY:
From French rochet (ratchet). Earliest documented use: 1650.
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PRATCHET - author Terry doesn't have his 4-o'clock snack

BRAT, CHET? - the Hardy Boys offer their friend a treat at the local deli

RANCHET - a diminutive tourist attraction out West, with just a hut and a shed and a couple of ponies

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PARISH PUMP

PRONUNCIATION: (par-ish PUHMP)

MEANING: noun: A water pump shared by people within a small area.
adjective: Of local, often trivial, interest or importance.

ETYMOLOGY: From parish (a small area, especially one that has its own church) + pump, of uncertain origin. Earliest documented use: 1840.
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PARISH PUMP - the Celtics center's characteristic preliminary motion with the ball toward the basket before taking his shot

PARISH PIMP - companion of Tom Lehrer's Old Dope Peddler

PARISH PLUMP - the local priest is chubby

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