inwick

inwick: I. \\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: in (IV) + wick, n. (port in curling)

: a shot in curling in which a player's stone is made to carom off the inner edge of an intervening stone so as to knock away from the tee the stone nearest it — compare outwick
II. intransitive verb
: to make an inwick

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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 … Useful english dictionary

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