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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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Second

Sports; Curling

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

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"

House

Sports; Curling

This is the circular scoring area. It is 12 feet (3.66 meters) in diameter and is made up of three concentric circles not counting the button. The outside ring is 12 feet in diameter, the next ring ...

Hurry

Sports; Curling

An order given by the skip telling the players to sweep faster.

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