User:A202985/GlossaryTest

This is a test to see if I can link to the glossary article's entry for number system.

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 * 4-foot : The 4 ft circle in the house. It surrounds the centre area called the button. It is used as a visual aid only – there is no extra score for placing a stone within it
 * 8-foot : The 8 ft circle in the house. It is used as a visual aid only – there is no extra score for placing a stone within it; generally not actually painted – it appears as the empty space between the 12-foot and 4-foot rings
 * 12-foot : The 12 ft circle outermost in the house; a stone completely outside this circle cannot score

A

 * Across the face : On a hit, refers to the shooter hitting the object stone on the opposite side from where the broom was placed. Since this imparts less speed to the object stone and takes less speed away from the shooter, it is a very efficient way of making a tick. This is seldom used for normal hits since it is harder to execute, unless necessary because a guard prevents using the other turn
 * Anti-freeze : A very rare and extremely difficult shot in which a stone is delivered so that it will come to rest behind another stone already in play, created the same effect as if one stone had been frozen to the other
 * Anti-slider : Synonymous with gripper
 * Arena ice : Temporary curling ice made quickly on a hockey rink or the like, most often used by curling clubs without dedicated curling facilities; usually of lower quality than that of a dedicated facility, but when created for televised events or events with large numbers of spectators, the ice quality can rival or even exceed that of a dedicated facility
 * Around the horn : A double or triple where the shooter ends up coming back up the rings

B

 * Back 4 : The portion of the 4-foot ring behind the tee line Skip
 * Back 8 : The portion of the 8 foot ring behind the tee line
 * Back 12 : The portion of the 12 foot ring behind the tee line
 * Back board : The border at the extreme ends of the sheet
 * Back end : A team's third and skip, considered as a unit.
 * Back-house weight : Delivery speed required for a stone to come to rest in the back half of the house
 * Back line : The line right behind the house. If a rock completely crosses the back line, it is removed from play
 * Back of the House : The portion of the house behind the tee line
 * Back ring : Synonymous with back 12
 * Skip : test skip
 * Barrier : A board or other object behind the hack, used to stop moving stones; referred to as "bumper" in Canada
 * Barrier weight : Delivery speed that should come to rest against the barrier behind the hack. Synonymous with board weight.
 * Besom : The traditional name for the device used to sweep ahead of a moving stone. A broom.
 * Biter : A stone that barely touches the outside of the house, i.e. the 12-foot ring
 * Bite stick : A piece of equipment used to determine whether or not a stone is a biter; also known as a 'biter bar'
 * Blank end : An end in which no points are scored; in regular play the team that has the hammer retains it for the next end. In skins games, the skin for a blanked end is carried over. To "blank an end" means to intentionally leave no stones in the house so as to retain the hammer.
 * Blanking an end : Deliberately creating a blank end for the purposes of retaining the last rock advantage for the next end of play
 * Blast : A shot delivered with heavy weight and high velocity. A blast is usually intended to remove many stones from play or is used to break up and move around clustered stones. "Playing the blast" into a large cluster of stones is often a last resort shot to get the rocks split up when there are no other viable shots available.
 * Board weight : Throwing a stone with enough speed that it will come to rest in an area just behind the hacks – about 6 feet behind the house. Synonymous with barrier/bumper weight.
 * Bonspiel : Scots for league match, this is the term used for a curling tournament. Compare "spiel"
 * Bounce : A failed corner freeze where the shooter rolls open
 * Brier : The Canadian men's curling championship, held annually since 1927
 * Broom : An implement with which players sweep the ice to make a stone travel farther and curl less; though brushes have almost completely replaced brooms, the traditional name remains
 * Broomstacking : See stacking the brooms
 * Brush / brushing : Broom / Sweeping
 * Bump : A short raise
 * Bumper : The barrier
 * Bumper weight : Synonymous with barrier/board weight.
 * Buried : A rock that is hidden behind another rock, usually a guard, making it difficult for a curler to hit with a delivered rock. Also called "covered"
 * Burn : To accidentally touch a moving stone; the opposing skip has the option to remove the burned stone, or leave it where it comes to rest
 * Button : The centre (bullseye) of the house; sometimes called the 1-foot circle