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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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Biting
Sports; Curling

This is a reference to when a stone is touching the outside circle. See House

Broom
Sports; Curling

This is used to sweep the ice. There are two sweepers and they use brooms to affect the speed of the stone.

Burnt
Sports; Curling

This refers to the accidental touching of a stone.

Button
Sports; Curling

The circle that is the exact centre of the house.

Competition measure
Sports; Curling

A measuring device that is used to determine which stone is closer to the tee when the two stones are each very close.

Raising
Sports; Curling

A shot that knocks another stone forward into the house.

Rink
Sports; Curling

This is another name for a curling team. Curling teams have four players: the lead, the second, the third, who is also the vice-skip and the skip.

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