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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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hog line

Sports; Curling

This is the line that a player must be behind when they release their stone. A stone must travel past the far hog line, but if it does not it is removed from play.

house

Sports; Curling

This is the circular scoring area. It is 12 feet (3.66 meters) in diameter and is made up of three concentric circles not counting the button. The outside ring is 12 feet in diameter, the next ring ...

hurry

Sports; Curling

An order given by the skip telling the players to sweep faster.

in-hand

Sports; Curling

This is when a stone moves or curls to the right at the end of its draw.

in-turn

Sports; Curling

This is the twist a curler will give to the handle of the stone in order to get it to move or draw in a certain direction.

out-turn

Sports; Curling

This is the twist a curler will give to the handle of the stone in order to get it to move or draw in a certain direction.

keen ice

Sports; Curling

This means ice that is playing fast.

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