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Curling

Terms of or pertaining to the sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area which is segmented into four rings.

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handshake

Sports; Curling

Each team traditionally shakes hands with each member of the opposing team at the end of a match as a sign of goodwill. Unlike other sports, curlers can, and are often encouraged to, forfeit the game ...

dish

Sports; Curling

State of a sheet of ice where the sides are slightly elevated compared to the center, so that a cross section of the ice would look like a cross section of a dish; this sometimes happens near the end ...

peel

Sports; Curling

A takeout that removes a stone from play as well as the delivered stone. These are usually intentional, such as for blanking an end.

burn

Sports; Curling

To accidentally touch a moving stone; the opposing skip has the option to remove the burned stone, or leave it where it comes to rest.

curling

Sports; Curling

A team sport which involves sliding granite stones on ice and sweeping in front of them with brooms to direct them to desired placements.

curling stick

Sports; Curling

A device that permits a player to deliver a stone while standing upright; generally used by older players, these are legal in most games.

measure stick

Sports; Curling

Equipment used to determine which of two or more stones is closest to the centre when they are too similar to know with visual inspection.

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