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Blueprinting [Motor Sports] The meticulous matching to factory specifications all parts and/or components. Hand-fitting parts to the absolute design callout or manufacturer's specifications.

Bluff [Poker] To make a bet or raise with a poor hand, in hope that the remaining active player(s) will fold.

Bluff Catcher [Poker] A hand with which a player feels he must call, even in a situation in which he is likely to lose. If a player stands pat in draw, and you call with three aces, you can say, "I had a bluff catcher."

Bm [Greyhound Racing] Birmingham Course

Bmcrc [Motor Sports] British MotorCycle Racing Club - Motorcycle race organisers.

Bo [Martial Arts] A wooden staff approximately six feet long. It is one of the five weapons systematized by the early Okinawan developers of te (hand), and originated with the poles used by farm people to balance heavy loads across the shoulders.

Bo-Dyn [Bobsledding] The trademarked name for a type of sled, designed by NASCAR driver Geoff Bodine, used by the U. S. national team.

Board [Poker] 1) The exposed cards in Hold'em and stud. Also Board Cards. 2) A list of players' names or initials, those who want seating in or changes to particular games. In many clubs, there really is a blackboard or other large writing surface at the front or side of the room with lists of names.

Board Man [Poker] The casino employee who writes names or initials on the board, and calls players as their seats open up. Also, boardman, board person.

Board Odds [General] The odds offered by a bookmaker, which are listed on his or her betting board.

Board of Directors, Mc [Motor Sports] Midwestern Council's business directors. Minimum two reps from each club with two votes shared by all reps present. Same make-up as the MC Contest Board, except for voting pattern.

Board of Directors, Nsscc [Motor Sports] North Suburban SCC's directors. Consists of current elected and appointed officers, elected and appointed officers from previous year, plus several permanent board members.

Board Person [Poker] The casino employee who writes names or initials on the board, and calls players as their seats open up. Also, boardman, board person.

Board Track [Motor Sports] An oval track whose surface and foundation are made from wood. Elaborate board tracks were constructed in the 1910's and '20s, mainly on the West Coast, in part because good paving materials for earthenworks tracks were not available (modern asphalt having not been invented yet). These tracks, built to lengths as long as a mile, were built for spectacle and often featured banking in the turns exceeding 45 degrees. As such, they were extremely fast and, consequently, extrememly dangerous; deaths were common, and were caused as often by collapses of the track's superstructure as by actual wrecks. The most famous board track was the one located in Beverly Hills, California (yes, that Beverly Hills). All the board tracks closed down at the beginning of the Great Depression, when the audiences and purses dwindled, and most of the particpants turned to less expensive (and safer) forms of racing.

Board-Checking [Ice Hockey] Sending an opponent violently into the boards by any method, including a body check, elbowing, and tripping. Usually incurs a minor penalty, but a major penalty if the opponent is injured.

Board/Show Price [General] The price, relayed by S.I.S from the racecourse, which may be taken by punters, and, regardless of the final returned starting price, as the price at which bets are settled

Boarding [Ice Hockey] See board-checking.

Boarding Ladder [Sailing] A ladder used to board the vessel. Boarding ladders may be designed to be useful from either the water or a dock and are usually stowed when not in use.

Boarding or Board-Checking [Ice Hockey] A minor penalty which occurs when a player uses any method (body checking, elbowing or tripping) to throw an opponent violently into the boards; if an injury is caused, it becomes a major penalty.

Boarding Wave [Sailing] A wave that breaks over the deck of the boat.

Boardman [Poker] The casino employee who writes names or initials on the board, and calls players as their seats open up. Also, boardman, board person.

Boards [Ice Hockey] An enclosure of wood or fiberglass, 3 ½ to 4 feet high, that surrounds the rink.

Boards or Board Wall [Ice Hockey] A wooden wall 3 1/2 to 4 feet high which surrounds the rink to keep the puck and players from accidentally leaving the rink and injuring spectators; all rinks have shatterproof glass that rises above the boards to provide additional protection.

Boat [Sailing] A small vessel used to travel on the water, powered by either wind, power or oars. Also any small vessel carried on a larger ship.

Boat Hook [Sailing] A pole with an attached hook at the end, used for either retrieving objects or fending them off.

Boatswain [Sailing] Also bosun, bos'n, bo's'n, and bo'sun, all of which are pronounced bosun. A crew member responsible for keeping the hull, rigging and sails in repair.

Bobbing [Golf] Lowering then raising, or raising then lowering the swing center during the course of the swing. -Top

Bobble [Horse Racing] A bad step away from the starting gate, usually caused by the track surface breaking away from under a horse's hooves, causing it to duck its head or nearly go to his knees.

Bobsled [Bobsledding] A large sled made up of two sections linked together. The frame is made of metal, the shell of fiberglass or similar material. There are two sizes, two-man and four-man.

Bobtail [Poker] Four cards to a straight or flush.

Bobtail Flush [Poker] Four cards to a flush.

Bobtail Straight [Poker] 1) Four cards to a straight. 2) A nonstandard hand, four cards to a straight, that ranks higher than one pair and lower than a four-card flush.

Bobtailed Straight [Poker] 1) Four cards to a straight. 2) A nonstandard hand, four cards to a straight, that ranks higher than one pair and lower than a four-card flush.

Bodily Injury Liability [Motor Sports] Any liability that may result from the injury or death of another person.

Bodkin [Archery] A type of arrow head.

Body Check [Ice Hockey] When a hockey player bumps or slams into an opponent with either his hip or shoulder (the only legal moves) to block his progress or throw him off-balance; it is only allowed against an opponent in control of the puck or against the last player to control it.

Body English [Bowling] Movements and contortions of the body intended to steer the ball as it travels down the lane. Usually ineffective.

Body Language [Blackjack] A set of non-verbal signals radiated by a dealer, which can be distinguished by the player; (i.e. a dealer standing at an empty table with his arms folded across his chest is telling the player that he doesn't want to deal.) One reason some casino's do not allow the dealer to look under a 10-value card for a Blackjack is that the dealer may inadvertently give information about the value of the hole card to an astute player (i.e. if the dealer looks at the hole card and then looks back again to double check, then the value of the hole card is probably a "4."

Body Lock [Wrestling] A hold in which a wrestler locks his arms around the opponent's body and takes him to the mat.

Body Style [Motor Sports] The type of exterior shell or shape to a vehicle (sedan, coupe, truck, etc.).

Body Throw [Wrestling] A move in which a wrestler locks his arms around the opponent's body and throws him to the mat.

Body Weight [Weight Lifting] Each athlete is weighed, to the nearest 10 grams, two hours before competition begins. If two lifters have exactly the same total, the one with the lower body weight is given the higher ranking.

Body Wire [Fencing] Wire that's worn beneath the clothing to connect the fencer's sword to electrical scoring apparatus.

Bodywork [Motor Sports] The fabricated sheet metal that encloses the chassis.

Bog Spavin [Horse Racing] A bog spavin is a distended joint capsule of the hock - the swelling being found on the front-inside of the hock. It usually doesn't cause lameness but it is an eyesore. It appears spontaneously and it may disappear the same way.

Bogey [Golf] A score of one over the designated par for a hole. As a verb, to score a bogey. Sometimes spelled "bogie."

Bogey Competition [Golf] A form of stroke play in which players play against a fixed score at each hole. Scored as in match play with the winner being the most holes.

Bogu [Martial Arts] Protective equipment of nonmetallic materials used in several styles of Japanese karate, primarily for competitive sparring.

Boiler Plate [Freestyle Skating] Ice.

Bois D' Arc [Archery] The French named osage orange (toxylon pomiferum) because the wood was used by the Indians of the Southwest for their bows.

Bojutsu [Martial Arts] An armed defense system centering around the use of the bo. It was developed from Japanese lance and spear techniques.

Bokken [Martial Arts] A wooden sword used by the Japanese feudal warrior as a practice weapon. The bokken went on to become an effective battlefield weapon.

Bold [Golf] Usually descriptive of a putt that's hit too hard and goes well beyond the hole, but it might be applied to any shot that carries too far or to a firmly hit approach shot to a pin that's well protected.

Bold Eye [Horse Racing] A horse with a prominent eye, a sign of aggressiveness.

Bollard [Sailing] A large pillar, usually made of concrete or steel, to which a boat's mooring lines can by tied.

Bolt [Horse Racing] When a horse swerves sharply from its lane or the regular course; when a greyhound leaves the course during a race.

Bolt Rope [Sailing] A line (rope) sewn into the luff of a sail. The bolt rope fits in a notch in the mast or other spar when the sail is raised.

Bolt, Carreau, Quarrel [Archery] The missile projected from a crossbow.

Bomb [Weight Lifting] To fail making a good lift in either or both of the two lifts, which results in no score. Also "bomb out."

Bomb(Er) [Horse Racing] A winning horse sent off at very high odds.

Bomber [Motor Sports] A Stock car class where old cars (often retrieved from junkyards) are raced, with few or no modifications allowed. Intended to be the absolute lowest-cost way of going racing at many tracks, but they also have the side benefit of providing a measure of comic relief during a tense night of racing. Also referred to as "Jalopy", "Wrecker", "Fender Bender", etc.

Bonanza Bingo [Bingo] A progressive coverall jackpot that is usually played as the 13th game of the session. Forty-five numbers are drawn before the session and players mark them on separate cards and set aside. There is an additional fee to play this game, usually $1. The countdown begins at 48 numbers or less and go up one number per week to 52 numbers or until won. The amount of the jackpot is determined by card sales for that game.

Bone [Poker] A $1 chip. Probably comes from home poker games, in which the white chips are usually the lowest denomination.

Bone Graft [Horse Racing] Utilizing bone taken from one part of the body to promote formation of bone in another region.

Bone Spavin [Horse Racing] Arthritis of the hock joint. A bone spavin that has progressed to the point that the arthritis can be seen externally is called a "Jack spavin."

Bones [Craps] Another name for dice.

Bong [Martial Arts] See "bo."

Bonk [Cycling] A state of exhaustion brought on by lack of food during a long stretch of riding.

Bonspiel [Curling] A tournament. probably from the dutch for "league game."

Bonus [Blackjack] Large pay-off for a specific rare hand, as in paying 5-1 for 6-7-8 suited, provided by some casinos, temporarily as promotions, or permanently as part of house rules. Payoffs for bonuses are very high - but mostly do not affect significantly, if at all, the house advantage.

Bonus Free Throw [Basketball] An extra free throw awarded after the opposing team has exceeded a certain limit. In the National Basketball Association, the limit is five personal fouls per period. After that, a personal foul results in two free throws for the opponent who was fouled. In college basketball, the limit is seven fouls per half, after which the opposing team shoots one-and-one free throws.

Bonus Game [Keno] Game added to a Ticket where Promotion conditions are fulfilled, e.g. receive a bonus game for every 50 games paid for on one ticket.

Bonus Poker [Video Poker] Many Video Poker machines have larger payouts for some big hands. A typical example is a larger payout for Four Aces. Of course, there will be a smaller payout for some smaller hands to compensate. A common example is a smaller payout for two pairs. These machines are usually labeled with words like Bonus Poker or Double Bonus Poker.

Bonus Situation [Basketball] A team is said to be in the bonus situation when it's entitled to bonus free throws.

Boogie [Skydiving] A gathering of jumpers for the purposes of jumping and socializing. Typically, boogies will have large aircraft, unusual aircraft (balloons, helicopters), special events (record attempts), or some sort of competition as a focal point to attract jumpers from widely diverse regions.

Boogie-Mobile [Skydiving] A vehicle (usually a rusty VW van, equipped with a generous amount of skydiving related stickers) in which a skydiver can travel from one boogie to another. (This is an extreme sport, mind you.)

Book [Poker] 1) In draw poker (high), the drawing of three cards. "How many cards do you need?" "Gimme a book." 2) "The book" is a mythical set of instructions supposedly containing the poker wisdom of the ages. A player speaks of "playing by the book," by which he means he is playing a hand the way he thinks it is supposed to be played; such players usually think "playing by the book" is equivalent to playing tight. Actually, there is no book.

Book the Action [Blackjack] To accept a bet for play.

Booked E-Fed [Wrestling] Refers to a type of fed where a booker or booking comittee decides upon the outcome of matches. The decision is often based on quality and/or quantity of interviews and roleplaying interaction. Contrast with dice, gamed, simmed.

Booker [Wrestling] (noun) The person who is in charge of creating storylines, deciding which wrestlers to push, writing TV shows, etc. The booker is basically in charge of putting together a product that the fans will find entertaining. His position is one of great power and extreme importance. In the case of large promotions like the WWF and WCW, there are usually several bookers. The booker can be anybody from the promoter himself to an active wrestler on the roster (e.g. at one time, Kevin Nash in WCW). In the past, members of the WWF booking committee have included Vince McMahon, Jim Ross, Jim Cornette, Bruce Pritchard and Vince Russo.

Bookie [General] A person or organization that sets the lines and books the bets in sports.

Bookie's Hope [General] See outsider. An outsider is sometimes referred to as the bookie's hope, because if the unfavoured and lightly backed horse was to win the race (as opposed to the favourite which would be heavily backed) the bookie would come out ahead (through paying less to investors than he/she would if the favourite won).

Bookmaker [Greyhound Racing] Person who is licensed to accept bets on the result of an event based on their provision of odds to the customer. (Sportsbook US).

Bookmaker (Also Bookie) [General] A business that lays odds and takes bets.

Bookmaker (Bookie) [General] A person registered and licensed by the controlling body to bet with the public at licensed harness racing meetings held within its jurisdiction.

Boom [Sailing] A pole securing the bottom of a sail, allowing more control of the position of a sail.

Boom Vang [Sailing] Any system used to hold the boom down. This is useful for maintaining proper sail shape, particularly when running or on a broad reach.

Boost [Motor Sports] Term commonly used to refer to turbocharger pressure; also another word for manifold pressure. CART engines are turbocharged and are limited to 40 inches of boost. IRL cars are normally aspirated.

Booster Seat [Motor Sports] This child-safety seat is designed for children who are too large for a baby seat, but not big enough to sit safely in the vehicle's seats.

Boosters [Basketball] Alumni supporters of college teams.

Boot [Rowing] A device that holds the bow of a boat until the starting signal, when it drops below the water.

Bootie [Luge] A racing shoe for lugers that has a smooth, rounded bottom.

Boots [Soccer] Another name for soccer cleats.

Border Work [Poker] Markings (or cosmetics) put on the borders of cards with paint, ink, or some other fluid, so that a thief can read the ranks (and sometimes suits) of the cards from the back or side.

Bore [Motor Sports] The diameter of a gasoline or steam reciprocating engine cylinder. The displacement can be increased by increasing the diameter (reboring).

Bore Type [Golf] The term used to describe how far a shaft penetrates into a club’s hosel. See “Blind Bore”, “Through Bore”, “M1” and “M2.”

Bore-Through [Golf] A hosel type in which the shaft penetrates through the sole of the club. Callaway™ clubs are the best examples of bore-through heads.

Borg Warner Trophy [Motor Sports] Victory in the Indianapolis 500 secures this, the most coveted trophy in Indy Car racing.

Boring (Hosel Boring) [Golf] The process, using a drill or drill press, of enlarging the hosel bore of a wood, iron or putter.

Boron [Golf] A high strength element added to some graphite shafts to increase tip strength. It is a very expensive material, thus shafts containing boron tend to be more expensive.

Borrow [Golf] The amount of compensation in aim taken on the putting green when the player has to deal with a side slope, gravity, grain or the wind's effect on the ball.

Borsun [Archery] Buriat for a plaited straw archery butt shaped like a skittle pin. Used in an archery contest were the object of the contest is to dislodge the stake with an arrow and drive it the furthest from its original position. See Mishen.

Boson [Archery] An arrow with a head with rounded knob with a sharp point projecting.

Boss Hand [Poker] [1] 1) The winner of a pot. [2] 2) Any excellent hand.

Bosun [Sailing] Also boatswain, bos'n, bo's'n, and bo'sun, all of which are pronounced bosun. A crew member responsible for keeping the hull, rigging and sails in repair.

Bosun's Chair [Sailing] A chair traditionally made from a plank and rope, used to hoist workers aloft to maintain the rigging.

Bosun's Locker [Sailing] A locker where tools for maintaining the deck, rigging and sails are kept.

Bots [Horse Racing] Bots (stomach worms) are internal parasites that live in their larva form in the stomach of the horse causing interference with digestion. The eggs are small and yellow and are laid on the legs and face of the horse during the fall of the year. The adults look like bees and are seen during the fall darting at the horse and laying their eggs.

Bottle [Greyhound Racing] UK slang, odds of 2 to 1.

Bottom [Horse Racing] 1) Stamina in a horse. 2) Subsurface of a racing strip.

Bottom Dealer [Poker] A cheat who deals cards from the bottom of the deck. Also sometimes called b-dealer, subway dealer, or cellar dealer.

Bottom End [Motor Sports] The reciprocating and rotating parts of an engine that transmit the engine's power, including the pistons, crankshaft, connecting rods, and main bearings. See also top end.

Bottom Line [Horse Racing] A Thoroughbred's breeding on the female side. The lower half of an extended pedigree diagram.

Bottom Pair [Poker] A pair with the lowest card on the flop. If you have As-6s, and the flop comes Kd-Th-6c, you have flopped bottom pair.

Bottom Position [Wrestling] One of two components of referee's position; the man goes down to his knees, his hands on the mat in front of him, sitting back toward his feet. The wrestler in this position is called the bottom man.

Bottom Sheet [General] A bookmaker's accounting of gambling debts.

Bottom Track [Roulette] The slanting, stationary, inner area of a roulette wheel down which the ball slides before bouncing onto the wheel head and into a pocket.

Bottoms [Poker] Cards dealt from the bottom of the deck.

Bouble Bluff [Poker] A bluff made by betting, getting raised, and then re-raising.

Bounce [Golf] The measurement from the leading edge of the club face to the groundline. Wedges typically have the most bounce in a set of clubs. Bounce helps these clubs go through sand and high grass easily.

Bounce Crash [Skydiving] Landing without the aid of a parachute (Not recommended).

Bounce Factor [Horse Racing] A factor used in handicapping, there are tried theories that say that a horses racing career is made up of cycles, comprised of wins and losses. When a horse has reached a point in the cycle where he is about to go from the win cycle to the lose cycle, or vice versa, it is known as the bounce factor.

Bounce Pass [Basketball] A pass thrown by a player to a teammate that bounces on the floor.

Bounce Sole Iron [Golf] A iron in which the trailing edge is lower than the leading edge. Visually, it may appear that the leading edge is off the ground at address in this type of iron.

Boundary [Golf] An imaginary line that marks the limit of the golf course and defines the area of play. A ball hit beyond the boundary is out of bounds.

Bounty [Poker] A small amount of cash awarded to a player when he knocks out another player in some tournaments. This is typically in low buy-in tournaments.

Bounty Tournament [Poker] A tournament in which bounties are offered (Small amounts of cash awarded to a player when he knocks out another player).

Bout [Wrestling] A match between two wrestlers, which is made up of two periods of three minutes each. A bout ends before the regulation time in the event of a fall, a technical fall, an injury default, or a disqualification. If the bout is tied or neither wrestler has three points after time expires, there is an overtime period.

Bow [Archery] A projectile weapon consisting of a shaft with the two ends joined by a string used to shoot arrows.

Bow & Beam Bearings [Sailing] A set of bearings taken from an object with a known position, such as a landmark, to determine the ship's location. A type of running fix.

Bow Arm [Archery] The arm which holds the bow.

Bow Case [Archery] Mainly an Eastern usage, made of leather to accommodate the lower half of the recurve bow.

Bow Marks [Archery] Archery targets.

Bow Puller [Archery] A supposed Roman release aid made from bronze.

Bow Release [Archery] The way a bow string is released when loosing an arrow. Varieties of release techniques included; primary, secondary, tertiary, Mediterranean, Flemish and Mongolian.

Bow Stave [Archery] A roughly trimmed length of wood from which a complete self bow is fashioned.

Bow Tie [Motor Sports] [1] Chevrolet, from the shape of its logo. [2] A s ries of cylinder heads made by Cheverolet for racing, mainly for use by Late Models and drag racers.