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Of or pertaining to any organized, competitive, entertaining, and skillful activity or game requiring commitment, strategy, and fair play, in which a winner can be defined by objective means within a specified set of rules.

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tournament of hearts
Sports; Curling

The Canadian women's curling championship, held annually since 1982; other women's tournaments were held previously.

icemaker
Sports; Curling

Person who is responsible for maintaining the ice, duties include, but are not limited to pebbling and scraping the ice.

line
Sports; Curling

The path of a moving stone; a 'good' line indicates it is headed where it was intended to go; a 'bad' line has deviated.

losing the handle
Sports; Curling

A rock that is "losing the handle" refers to a rock which loses its rotation or which reverses its rotation while moving.

no handle
Sports; Curling

A rock delivered without a turn, usually done in error; stones thrown without a handle often follow an unpredictable path.

clean
Sports; Curling

To brush the ice lightly in front of a moving rock to remove any debris and ensure a correct line; less vigorous than a sweep.

gripper
Sports; Curling

A rubber or other material attached to a curling shoe to improve traction on the ice; also known as an anti-slider.

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