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Spinner

Entertainment; Games

Stone travelling with a rapid rotation

Stone

Entertainment; Games

A 42-pound, precisely shaped piece of granite with a handle attached (8 stones per team are used in a game)

Sweep

Entertainment; Games

To use a brush or broom in front of a moving stone to clean the path and/or to apply pressure to the ice in front of a moving stone to help it travel further and/or curl more or less

Curl

Entertainment; Games

Lateral swing on stone during its travel down the ice

Draw Weight

Entertainment; Games

Enough weight (or momentum) for a stone to stop in the house

End

Entertainment; Games

When all stones have been played from one end of the sheet to the other - there are usually 8-10 ends in a game

Free Guard Zone

Entertainment; Games

Area in front of the house, between the hog line and tee line, where a rock cannot be removed from play by the opposing lead (Canadian rules vary slightly)