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References A ace Slang for the drug acepromazine or acetyl promazine (trade names Atravet or Acezine), which is a sedative : 3 commonly used on horses during veterinary treatment, but also illegal in the show ring. Also abbreviated ACP. action The way a horse elevates its legs, knees, hock, and feet. : 3 Also includes how the horse uses its shoulder, humerus, elbow, and stifle; most often used ...
Spartina is a genus of plants in the grass family, frequently found in coastal salt marshes. [3] Species in this genus are commonly known as cordgrass or cord-grass, [4] and are native to the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean in western and southern Europe, north-western and southern Africa, the Americas and the islands of the southern Atlantic Ocean; one or two species also occur on the western ...
Sporobolus alterniflorus, or synonymously known as Spartina alterniflora, the smooth cordgrass, [ 1] saltmarsh cordgrass, or salt-water cordgrass, is a perennial deciduous grass which is found in intertidal wetlands, especially estuarine salt marshes. It has been reclassified as Sporobolus alterniflorus after a taxonomic revision in 2014, [ 2 ...
a rink that runs parallel to the ditch along its length. ditch weight. to play a bowl with sufficient weight to reach the ditch at the other end of the rink, or the ditch nearest the head in Crown Green bowls. division. in pennant games, associations may create tiered competition made up of separate divisions of teams.
A popular variation is Maunjibandhana, derived from two words munja, a type of grass, and bandhana which means to tie or bind. [14] The munjha grass is tied around the waist. [14] This word was used by Manu. [15] Another variation is vratabandha(na) meaning "binding to an observance". [16] The word janeu is a condensed version of yagyopaveeta. [17]
Esparto, halfah grass, or esparto grass is a fiber produced from two species of perennial grasses of north Africa, Spain and Portugal. It is used for crafts, such as cords, basketry, and espadrilles. Stipa tenacissima and Lygeum spartum are the species used to produce esparto. Stipa tenacissima ( Macrochloa tenacissima) produces the better and ...
Chinese knotting, also known as zhongguo jie ( Chinese: 中國結; pinyin: Zhōngguó jié ), is a Chinese folk art with ties to Buddhism and Taoism. [ 1] A Chinese knot is made from a single length of cord that is woven into different shapes, with each shape having a symbolic meaning. [ 2] The most common color used in Chinese knotting is red ...
Also called a hole in one. address The act of taking a stance and placing the club-head behind the golf ball. If the ball moves once a player has addressed the ball, there is a one-stroke penalty, unless it is clear that the actions of the player did not cause the ball to move on purpose. If the player addresses the ball and places the head of the club behind it and in doing so causes the ball ...