outwick

outwick
I. \\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: out (III) + wick
: a shot in curling in which a player's stone is made to hit the outer edge of another stone so as to drive the latter toward the tee — compare inwick
II. intransitive verb
: to make an outwick

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