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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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kiggle-caggle
Sports; Curling

When a stone rocks back and forth on the ice because it has not been thrown smoothly down the ice.

lead
Sports; Curling

This is the first player to deliver their stones for their team in each end.

maintenance
Sports; Curling

The ice sheet is often scraped and then sprinkled with water to help decrease friction.

narrow
Sports; Curling

A stone that is thrown inside of its intended line of delivery. See also "wide"

out-hand
Sports; Curling

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

peels
Sports; Curling

This happens when both rinks have the same number of shots remaining.

port
Sports; Curling

This is the space that a stone could pass through, between two other stones. See Fill the Port.

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