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OP 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
OP 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
OP 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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