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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 violation

Sports; Curling

Failure to release a stone before crossing the near hog line.

raise

Sports; Curling

A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.

slide

Sports; Curling

The forward movement of a player during the delivery of a stone.

draw weight

Sports; Curling

Delivery speed required for a stone to come to rest in the house.

triple

Sports; Curling

A takeout shot in which three other stones are removed from play.

brier

Sports; Curling

The Canadian men's curling championship, held annually since 1927

off!

Sports; Curling

A call given by the skip for the sweepers to stop sweeping a rock.

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