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Mining

Of or pertaining to the process or business of extracting materials, such as ore or minerals, from the earth's crust.

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on-side

Sports; Soccer

the opposite of offside.

stringer

Sports; Archery

Archer's using recurve bows use this device to string their bows.

on offence

Sports; Soccer

describes a team in possession of the ball.

tab

Sports; Archery

This is a piece of leather that is worn on the archer's fingers to protect the fingers form the bowstring. It also helps in the archer to release the arrow. See also Finger Tab.

out of bounds

Sports; Soccer

when a ball is outside the boundaries of the field, having completely crossed a sideline or goal line.

takedown bows

Sports; Archery

This is a recurve bow that has removable limbs, so the bow can be broken down and thus allowing smaller storage, which makes the bow easier to travel with.

outlet passes

Sports; Soccer

when a goaltender or defender passes the ball from close to his own goal toward the other team's goal; used to start a counterattack.

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