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Alive
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able to get to the court unassisted | |
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Backpeel
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what you get from lying on your stomach in too much sun | |
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Bisque
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better with lobster than crab | |
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Break
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expected result from too much strain | |
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Bye
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southern for "so long" | |
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Clear
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opposite of what the rules are | |
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Condone
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a Sicilian enforcer | |
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Croquet
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what you do with two needles and yarn | |
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Crush
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to utterly defeat | |
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Cut Rush
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a liberal response (see Rush) | |
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Double Elimination
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a quick trip to the rest room between turns | |
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Double Bank
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twice as bad as one bank | |
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Double Tap
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a big party requiring teo kegs | |
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Fault
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type of partner's play | |
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Green
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the result of envy | |
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Greensward
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getting envious | |
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Handicap
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what my parents left me | |
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Half Roll
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part of a Tootsie | |
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Hoop
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the metal stanchions on each side of a stuffed shot | |
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Jaws
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the place in which you get stuck just before being attacked | |
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Jump Shot
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the predictable result of gross apprehension during a stroke | |
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Last Dead
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the condition of your brain during the previous shot | |
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Misplaced Position
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St. Elsewhere | |
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Out of Bounds
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an adventure camp for wayward boys | |
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Out of Turn
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a delaying tactic | |
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Penultimate
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to write a threat | |
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Pass Roll
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"Hello, Tootsie!" | |
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Questionable Shot
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your next one | |
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Roll
|
Tootsie | |
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Roquet
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abbreviated croquet | |
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Rush
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a conservative; as in Limbaugh or Huhn | |
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Scratch Player
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one with hives | |
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Shaft
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(1) what you get when paired with less than the best partner
(2) what your partner always gets |
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Shot
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inebriated | |
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Shot Clock
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a failed timepiece | |
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Sight Line
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a thin stripe on top of mallet slightly off center | |
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Split
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tights risk | |
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Stalk
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what Jack climbed | |
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Strategy
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a plan to win (contrast with Tactic) | |
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Striker
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a dissatisfied unionist | |
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Tactic
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a way to lose (contrast with Strategy) | |
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Take Off
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what you do when overdressed on a hot day | |
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Tournament
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a genteel gathering of belligerents |