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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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kizzle kazzle

Sports; Curling

A delivered stone that is intentionally wobbled to compensate for water, slush or snow on the ice surface.

barrier weight

Sports; Curling

Delivery speed that should come to rest against the barrier behind the hack.

board weight

Sports; Curling

Throwing a stone with enough speed that it will come to rest in an area just behind the hacks—about 6 feet behind the house.

split the house

Sports; Curling

A strategy of drawing to a different area of the house to prevent your opponent from taking out both stones.

flash

Sports; Curling

To completely miss an attempted takeout; the rock passes through the house without touching any rocks at all.

12-foot

Sports; Curling

The 12-foot-diameter (3.7 m) circle outermost in the house; stone completely outside this circle cannot score.

capital one grand slam of curling

Sports; Curling

A series of eight premier men’s and women’s events that feature Canada’s deepest and strongest curling fields.

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