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glossary

A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I
J	K	L	M	N	O	P	Q	R
S	T	U	V	W	X	Y	Z

This is a glossary of curling-terms.Some of the terms are explained detailed in other sections of curlingbasics.com; if there is a detailed explanation in an other section of curlingbasics.com I have linked the term.Many of the descriptions are taken from A-Z of Curling Terminology (WCF) or Glossary of curling (Wikipedia). - A - acting skipSee definition: vice-skip_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________alternateA registered, non-playing member of the team who is eligible to substitute for competing players_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________away endThe end of the "sheet" to which the first "stone" of a game is delivered - B -

back board

Material (e.g. foam or wood) placed at the end (perimeter) of each sheet of ice_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

back board weight

A lightweight "takeout" thrown with sufficient momentum to reach the back board distant end_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________back house weightA stone thrown with sufficient momentum to reach the back of the house_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________back lineA line at the back of the house, extending across the width of the sheet, which is parallel to and located 1.829 m. (6 ft.) from each tee line_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________biterA "stone" that just touches the outer edge of the outside circle of the "house"_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________blank endAn "end" resulting in no score for either "team" because at the end of this "end" no "stone" is in the "house". A "stone" is in the "house" if it lies within the "twelve foot" (3.7 m) zone or any portion of its edge lies over the edge of the ring_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________bonspielA curling competition or tournament_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________brickA term used to describe the "stone" which will be the last stone delivered in that end; also called "hammer"_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________brush (broom)A device used by players to sweep/clean the ice in front of a moving "stone"_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________burned stoneA "stone" in motion touched by a player or any part of a players equipment_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________buttonThe small circle at the centre of the "house" - C - chipA "takeout" that hits a small portion of a "stone"_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________centre guardA "guard" that is placed in front of the "house" in the area of the "four foot"_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________centre lineThe line dividing the playing surface down the middle. It joins the midpoints of the "tee lines" and extends 3.658 m. (12 ft.) beyond the centre of each "tee line"_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________cleanTo lightly sweep or brush in front of a "stone" to remove any debris_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________come aroundA shot that curls behind another stone_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________corner guardA "guard" that is placed in front of the "house" outside the area of the "four foot"_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________counterAny "stone" in or touching the "house" and is considered a potential point_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________courtesy lineA line indicating where the sweepers from the non-delivering team are allowed to stand in order to ensure that an "umpire" can view the "hog line" and to prevent distraction of a delivering player_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________curlThe curved path of a "stone" as it travels down the sheet of ice - D - delivering endThe end of the "sheet" from which the "stones" are being delivered_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________delivering teamThe "team" that is currently in control of the playing area, and scheduled to deliver the next "stone"_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________deliveryThe motion a player makes when playing a curling "stone"_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________displaced stoneA stationary "stone" that has been moved to a new location_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________double roll in (split raise)A "stone" played with "draw"-"weight" to "hit" a stationary "stone" in such a way that the stones split in opposite directions, but both remain in play_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________double takeoutA "stone" that removes two of the opponents "stones" from play_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________drawA delivered "stone" which stops inside or in front of the "house"_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________draw raiseA delivered "stone" that bumps another "stone" into the "house"_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________draw weightThe momentum required for a delivered "stone" to reach the "house" at the "playing end" - E - electronic hog line deviceA device that indicated if a stone was released by a player before the stone reached the hog line at the delivering end_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________eight footThe 8 foot-diameter (2.4 m) circle in the "house"_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________endA portion of a curling game that is completed when each "team" has thrown eight "stones" and/or the "score" has been decided; tournament style games usually run for 10 ends_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________extra endAn additional end played to break a tie at the end of regulation play - F - fallA defect in the "ice" which causes "stones" thrown in that area to curl negatively_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________four footThe 4 foot-diameter (1.2 m) circle in the "house"_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________free guard zoneThe area at the playing end, between the "hog line" and the "tee line", but excluding the "house"_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________freezeA form of a "draw" shot that stops directly up against another "stone"_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________front house weightThe momentum required for a delivered "stone" to reach the front part of the "house" at the playing "end"_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________front ringThe portion of the "12 foot" ring in front of the "tee line" - G - guardA "stone" that is placed in a position so that it may protect another "stone" - H - hackThe foot-hold at each end of the ice which is used by a player to start the delivery of a curling stone_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________hack weightThe momentum required for a delivered "stone" to reach the hack at the playing "end"_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________hammerA term used to describe the "stone" which will be the last stone delivered in an "end"_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________handleThe part of the "stone" held by the player; used to describe the desired direction of rotation of the handle (and therefore the stone) upon release in a given delivery; "Losing the handle" refers to a stone which stops curling or which changes direction of "curl" while moving_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________hitA "takeout". Removal of a "stone" from the playing area by hitting it with another "stone"_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________hit and rollA "stone" that knocks an opponent's "stone" out of play, and then rolls to another position in play_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________hit and stayA "takeout" where the played "stone" stays in the spot where it made contact with the stationary "stone"; also called "nose hit"_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________hog lineA line extending across the width of the "sheet" that is parallel to and located 6.40 m. (21 ft.) from each "tee line"_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________hog line violationA "stone" that is removed from play for the "end", because it was not released before it reached the hog line at the "delivering end"_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________hogged stoneA "stone" that is removed from play for the "end", because after being delivered, it did not come to rest completely beyond the inside edge of the hog line at the "playing end"_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________home endThe end of the "sheet" from which the first "stone" of a game is delivered_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________houseThe area within the concentric circles at each end of the "sheet"_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________hurryA command which instructs players to sweep harder - I - in-turnThe rotation applied to the handle of a "stone" by a right handed curler which causes the "stone" to rotate in a clockwise manner - J - - actual no entry - - K - - actual no entry - - L - last stone advantageThe last stone advantage (also called: "hammer") has the team that plays the last stone in an "end"_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________last stone draw (lsd)A contest conducted at the conclusion of a teams pre-game practice in which each "team" delivers a single "stone" to the "tee" at the home end. The resulting distance is measured and used to determine which "team" has the choice of delivering the first or second "stone" in the first "end"_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________leadThe first player on a "team" to deliver two "stones" in each "end" - M - measuring deviceAn instrument that determines which "stone" is closer to the centre of the house ("tee"), or whether a "stone" is in the "house"_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________moving stoneA "stone" in motion either from a delivery or from being struck by another "stone" - N - negative iceA shot in which the player curls the "stone" in the opposite direction in which the "stone" is expected to curve, due to significant defects in flatness of the "ice" surface; for example, if the curvature of the "ice" causes all "stones" to drift sharply to the right, a "skip" may request the shooter to aim to the left of the desired location and curve the "stone" to the left as well_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________nose hitA "takeout" where the played "stone" stays in the spot where it made contact with the stationary "stone"; also called "hit and stay"_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ no-tick ruleIf, prior to the delivery of the sixth stone of an end, a delivered stone causes either directly or indirectly, an opposition stone in the "free guard zone" which is touching the "centre line" to be moved to an off-centre line position or to a position outside the "free guard zone", the non-offending team has the option to:(i) Remove the delivered stone from play, and replace all stones that were displaced to their positions prior to the violation taking place; or(ii) Leave all stones where they came to rest - O - out-turnThe rotation applied to the "handle" of a "stone" by a right handed curler which causes the "stone" to rotate in a counter-clockwise manner - P - pebbleThe water droplets applied to a sheet of ice before commencing play. These droplets freeze, which then reduces the friction between the ice and the stones_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________peelA "takeout" that removes a "stone" from play as well as the delivered "stone"_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________playing endThe end of the "sheet" to which the "stones" are being delivered_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________pointAt the completion of an "end", one is awarded to a "team" for each of its own stones located in or touching the "house" that is closer to the "tee" than any "stone" of the opposition_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________portA space between two "stones" just wide enough for a delivered "stone" to pass through - Q - - actual no entry - - R - raiseA shot in which the delivered "stone" bumps another "stone" forward_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________raise takeoutA delivered "stone" hits a stationary "stone", which then starts to move and it hits a third "stone" out of play_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________rinkThe specific ice surface upon which a curling game is played - S - scoreThe number of "points" received by a "team" in an "end"_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________scoringA "team" scores one "point" for each of its "stones" that is within the "house" and closer to the "tee" than any "stone" of the opposing "team" _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________secondThe player who throws the third and fourth "stones" for a "team"; on most teams they also "sweep" for all other players on their "team"_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________sheetThe specific ice surface upon which a curling game is played_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________shooterIn a "hit", refers to the "stone" being thrown_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________shot stone / shot rockAt any time during an "end", the "stone" closest to the "tee"_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________skipThe player who directs play for the "team"; on most teams the "skip" plays the seventh and eights "stones" for the "team" in an "end"_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________sliderSlippery material placed on the sole of the sliding shoe, which makes it easier to slide on the ice_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________split raiseA "stone" played with "draw"-"weight" to "hit" a stationary "stone" in such a way that the stones split in opposite directions, but both remain in play_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________sweepingThe action of moving a "broom" or "brush" back and forth in front of the path of a moving "stone" to clean or polish the ice surface; "sweeping" changes the running-lenght and -direction of a "stone" being in motion - T - takeoutA "stone" that "hits" another "stone" and removes it from play_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________teamFour players competing together. A team may include a fifth player (to act as an alternate) and a coach. Mixed Doubles have one male and one female player, and may include a coach_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________teeThe exact centre of the "house"_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________tee lineA line extending across the width of the "sheet" that passes through the centre of the "house" parallel to the "hog line" and "back line"_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________thinking timeEach "team" is given 38 minutes of thinking time for a 10 "end" game."Teams" can use this time to think, talk, plan and strategise their next move. A team’s game clock stops once the "stone" has reached the "tee line" at the delivery end_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________thirdThe player who throws the fifth and sixth "stones" for a "team"; usually also serves as "vice-skip"_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________time outStoppage of play called by a "team" or umpire_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________twelve footThe 12 foot-diameter (3.7 m) circle outermost in the "house"; a "stone" completely outside this circle cannot "score" - U - umpireThe person(s) responsible for the conduct of the game in accordance with the rules - V - vice skipThe player who directs play for the "team" when it is the "skip's" turn to deliver - W - weightThe amount of force/speed given to the "stone" during the delivery_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________wickA shot where the played "stone" touches a stationary "stone" just enough that the played "stone" changes direction - X - - actual no entry - - Y - - actual no entry - - Z - - actual no entry - Home | Basics | Equipment | Team | Delivery of the stone | Terminology / Shots | Sweeping | Strategy | Glossary | Links | Guestbook | Contact | About this website | Data protect | | | General Site Map Back to content | Back to main menu