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Soto [Martial Arts] Outside," "outer," or "exterior.

Soto Uke [Martial Arts] Outside forearm block

Sound [Sailing] Signals required by navigation rules describing the type of vessels and their activities during times of fog.

Sounding [Sailing] The depth of the water as marked on a chart.

Soup [Poker] To reveal one's hand in a showdown.

Soup a Hand [Poker] To reveal one's hand in a showdown.

Sour Apple [Bowling] A weak hit that leaves leaves the 5-7, 5-10 or 5-7-10 split; also, the 5-7-10 split itself.

South [Poker] Go south.1) Remove chips surreptitiously from the table (so called because on a map that's the direction they go), or pocket winnings while playing. Also called rat hole. 2) Palm or otherwise surreptitiously remove cards from the deck for later introduction (by a thief) at an opportune moment. 3) Leave a game or card room with money obtained dishonestly. 4) Disappear. "I lent him $20 and he went south with it."

South Pole [Sailing] The "bottom" point of the line about which the earth rotates.

South Wind, Southerly Wind [Sailing] Wind coming from the south.

Southern Cross [Poker] A form of Cincinnati, in which each player is dealt five cards face down, and nine cards are dealt face down in the center, in the form of a cross, forming five vertical and five horizontal cards, with each player allowed to combine any or all of either the vertical or horizontal cards together with his original cards in forming a five-card hand. The widow cards are turned up one at a time, usually clockwise or counterclockwise from the outside, working inward, with the center card turned up last, each followed by a betting round. Some play that the center card and others of the same rank are wild. In a variation, called X marks the spot, the widow consists of five cards, forming two rows of three

Southpaw [Baseball] A left-hander, usually a pitcher

Souts [General] Person(s) who study team plays and/or practice and report findings to handicappers.

Sp [Greyhound Racing] St. Petersburg, Florida

Sp700 [Golf] Ny one of a number of unique titanium alloys used in club faces or entire heads. SP700 is a lighter, stronger alloy of titanium.

Spacer [Motor Sports] The object placed in a car to fill the gap from steering wheel to the rollbar. Ask any mechanic; Also see "driver".

Spacing [Rowing] Same as run.

Spade [Poker] 1) Any card in the spades suit. 2) Low spade or high spade. "You wanna spade for a drink?"

Spade Mashie [Golf] Antique club identification equivalent to modern #6 iron.

Spade-Mashie [Golf] Obsolete name for a No. 6 iron.

Spades [Poker] 1) One of the four suits in a deck of cards, whose symbol is shaped like an inverted valentine with a stem. Originally, spades may have represented the peasant class, the spade being an instrument used by farmers. In both the traditional and four-color deck, they are black. 2) A spade flush, that is, five cards of the same suit, all spades. "I've got a straight; whadda you got?" "Spades."

Spadoodles [Poker] Spades. One of the four suits in a deck of cards, whose symbol is shaped like an inverted valentine with a stem. Originally, spades may have represented the peasant class, the spade being an instrument used by farmers. In both the traditional and four-color deck, they are black.

Spanish 21 [Blackjack] A version of blackjack in which the actual tens are removed from play. It carries a variety of favorable rules, but is considered to be an unbeatable game by most standard counting methods.

Spar [Powerboating] A structural member that attaches the sponsons or canoe to the main hull, or a brace between the sponsons.

Spar Buoy [Sailing] A tall buoy used as a navigational aid.

Spare [Bowling] Knocking all the pins with two balls. The score for that frame is 10 plus the number of pins knocked down with the first ball of the next frame.

Spare Leave [Bowling] Generally, the pins standing after first ball is rolled; often used to mean a leave on which it's relatively easy to get a spare, as opposed to a split leave.

Spark Plug [Motor Sports] A device inserted into the combustion chamber of a cylinder on an internal-combustion engine that provides the electrical gap across which the high-tension voltage jumps. This creates a spark that ignites the compressed fuel-air mixture.

Sparring [Martial Arts] A form of martial arts training in which two opponents face one another and simulate actual combat.

Spavin [Horse Racing] See bog, bone and knee spavin.

Speak [Poker] Bet. "Your turn to speak."

Speaker [Weight Lifting] The official who moderates the competition, announcing the name of the athlete about to attempt a lift and announcing the validity or non-validity of the lift after it has been attempted. The speaker also introduces the athletes and other officials during the presentation.

Spearing [Ice Hockey] Jabbing, or attempting to jab, a player's body with the point of the stick blade. Incurs a minor penalty if there's no contact, a major penalty plus a game misconduct penalty if there is contact, and a match penalty if the opponent is injured by the spearing.

Spec [Motor Sports] A type of rule that specifies a legal and required part by brand name or model, as opposed to a technical outline that leaves the choice of parts and brands up to the individual teams. Spec rules (tires are a common example) are often used by tracks to contain costs (it's impossible to spend more money on a part if everyone is required to run the same part), and to make enforcement easier. A "spec series" is one that requires all teams to use the same model of car, engine, or both.

Special [Bingo] A game played on a flimsy sheet: Bingo cards printed on thin sheets of paper. There are usually three cards printed on a single sheet but flimsies are also printed in one, two, four, or six or 9-card formats. Typically a flimsy sheet costs one or two dollars and a win on a flimsy on a "special" game usually pays quite a bit more than a win on a "regular" game. Also called "throwaways" in some areas.

Special Hand [Poker] 1) Nonstandard hand. 2) Premium hand (A hand that entitles the holder of the hand to a premium (A bonus or royalty paid by all players to the holder of a particular hand, or a very high hand.). Also called special hand.).

Special Rate [Keno] A rate different than the regular ticket rate. Does not necessarily indicate a better deal for the player.

Special Teams [Football] The group of players who participate in kicking plays.

Special Ticket [Keno] Keno tickets other than the standard ones, with different payoffs and prices. Also Specials.

Specification (Specs) Gauge [Golf] A specialized piece of equipment used to measure a club’s loft, lie, face angle, offset and face progression.

Speed [Poker] 1) Play recklessly (by betting and raising frequently and aggressively); so called because one speeds by playing fast. 2) Act out of turn. "It isn't your turn to bet, John. You're speeding. Joan hasn't acted yet." 3) Excessive gamble; often used in admiration. "She's got a lotta speed!"

Speed and Endurance [Equestrian Sports] The second day's portion of the three-day event, consisting of roads and tracks, steeplechase, and the cross country obstacle course. Also known as the cross-country section.

Speed Bingo [Bingo] A variation of regular bingo. Numbers are called very quickly and you can bingo in as few as three numbers. Usually played before or after a regular session.

Speed Brake [Powerboating] An aerodynamic device that decreases speed by interfering with airflow.

Speed Check [Freestyle Skating] A quick reduction in speed, usually in preparation for an aerial; similar to a hockey stop in ice skating.

Speed Figure [Horse Racing] A handicapping tool used to assign a numerical value to a horse's performance. See Beyer number.

Speed Hold 'em [Poker] A casino variant of hold 'em in which each player gets four cards, discards two, and five cards are flopped right away.

Speed Index (Si) [Horse Racing] A comparison of a horse's time in a race versus other times at the same track at the same distance.

Speed Shooting, Shower Shooting [Archery] A contest to fire as many arrows as possible into the air at one time.

Speed Suit [Bobsledding] A skin-tight rubber suit worn by a slider to improve aerodynamics and minimize wind resistance.

Speed Table [Poker] 1) A poker table specially constructed with a position for a house dealer. 2) A rake game; so called because the faster the dealer puts out the hands, the more money the house makes.

Speed Trap [Motor Sports] An area at the end of a drag strip where electric eyes are used to measure a vehicle's speed at the end of its run.

Speeder [Poker] One who speeds.

Speeding [Poker] Playing recklessly, making large (in a no-limit game) or frequent bets and bluffing a lot, that is, playing with considerable speed. "Don't get caught speeding."

Speedup after Fold [Poker] Controls whether the game will speedup after you fold. If you fold when this option is selected, the animation and sound effects will be disabled throughout the rest of the hand. This means you can zip to the end of the hand and see how it ends without having to wait.

Speedy [Poker] Describing one who plays with a lot of speed.

Speedy Cut [Horse Racing] The front foot hits the inside of the hock or the rear foot hits the outside of the front cannon bone. It is caused by poor conformation and/or poor shoeing.

Speedy Dry [Motor Sports] A trade name for a granular mix of sand, cement, and resin used to soak up spilled oil, water, etc., from a race track.

Spell [Horse Racing] The resting period between preparations or racing. Horses cannot remain in peak form and hard training all year round. Sooner or later they become stale and require a spell so that their system may regenerate.

Spelling Paddock [Horse Racing] The resting place for a horse having a spell from racing. Sometimes it is used instead of the word spell - meaning, a horse has been sent to the spelling paddock, instead of a horse has been sent for a spell.

Spent Arrow [Archery] An arrow that has traveled too far to be effective.

Spga [Golf] Senior Professional Golf Association.

Spherical Buoy [Sailing] A ball shaped buoy marking a navigational hazard.

Spherical Symmetry [Golf] USGA rule parameter that states a ball must have flight patterns of a spherically symmetrical ball. In other words, regardless of how a ball is positioned at address or struck at impact, the ball must perform the same in respect to ball flight versus ball orientation.

Spider [Poker] A kind of holdout machine (A mechanical device enabling thieves to surreptitiously hold out. Holdout machines used to be more popular many years ago, but are not often seen now, probably because thieves are becoming more sophisticated, and also because being caught with one is dangerous. Also called a string.), a holdout device with a simple spring-loaded clasp that attaches to a vest or jacket.

Spider Band [Sailing] A metal band around a spar with an eye to take the shackles used on the running rigging.

Spiel [Lotto] An add-on feature to a lotto game. For an additional fee an extra set of numbers (typically four to six numbers) is printed on the bottom of a ticket. Players win by matching one or more of these numbers to those selected in a random drawing. Spiel games are found throughout Canada but are not yet common in the United States. Examples of spiel games include Atlantic Canada's TAG, Quebec's Extra, and Ohio's Kicker.

Spike [Poker] 1) Nail (Mark a card, often with a fingernail. Also called spur.). 2) In (usually) hold 'em, catch on the board precisely the card needed to match your hand, usually the third to your pair, sometimes another of the same rank; always followed by the card in question. "I was betting my two pair all the way, and he spiked another deuce on the river." 3) An ace.

Spike Mark [Golf] Mark made on the green by the cleats of a golf shoe.

Spike Mike [General] An illegal electronic surveillance device.

Spikes [Luge] Metal protrusions worn on the fingertips or the backs of the knuckles of the slider's glove to aid in paddling at the start.

Spill [Video Poker] When you win a hand that would put you over 1,000 credits, most video poker machines don't add to your credits. Instead they start spilling quarters into the hopper to pay off that hand.

Spill the Wind [Sailing] To head up into the wind or loosen a sail, allowing the sail(s) to luff.

Spiller [Bowling] A strike on a light hit that causes the pins to fall slowly.

Spin [Croquet] The angular momentum that a moving object has is determined by mass, size and spin. It is more difficult to stop a merry-go-round than a small top. Civil War soldiers could have their foot taken off while trying to stop a rolling cannon ball because of its momentum.

Spin and Win [Motor Sports] When a driver spins the car during the race and proceeds to win the race.

Spin Cycle [Bingo] The spin cycle is when the game is eating your coins/credits as you attempt to improve the scores/features. "Spin" comes from the flashing lights that sequence around the back-glass.

Spin Rate [Golf] The amount of spin on a golf ball. A high-spin ball will carry longer and roll less than a low spin shaft. High spin balls will also react to side spin more than do low spin shaft, and are said to be easier to draw or fade as a result. Low spin balls will fly lower and roll farther; their overall distance may be greater.

Spindle Buoy [Sailing] A tall cone shaped navigational buoy.

Spine [Golf] The point of a shaft in which it exhibits uniform bending properties in relation to the target.

Spingarda, Spingardella [Archery] A large crossbow mounted on wheels, dating from the 14th century.

Spinnaker [Sailing] A very large lightweight sail used when running or on a broad reach.

Spinnaker Halyard [Sailing] A halyard used to raise the spinnaker.

Spinnaker Pole [Sailing] Sometimes spinnaker boom. A pole used to extend the foot of the spinnaker beyond the edge of the boat, and to secure the corner of the sail.

Spinnaker Pole Lift [Sailing] Also spinnaker lift. A line running from the top of the mast, used to hold the spinnaker pole in place.

Spinner [Curling] A shot thrown with too much spin, or curl.

Spinout [Motor Sports] When a race car that spins around due to being tapped, racing too close to another car, or clipping another while attempting a pass.

Spiral [Football] A ball passed or kicked with a spin which propels it further with more accuracy; the ball points the same direction throughout its flight.

Spiral (Fracture) [Horse Racing] Fracture that spirals around bone.

Spiral Sequence [Figure Skating] A series of spirals on which the skater traces a pattern over the ice.

Spit [Poker] 1) Spit in the ocean (A form of widow poker). 2) Spit card (The card turned up in spit in the ocean).

Spit Ball [Baseball] Illegal pitch which a foreign substance (most commonly spit or grease) is applied to the ball causing it to react in an unpredictable manner.

Spit Box [Horse Racing] A generic term describing a barn where horses are brought for post-race testing. Tests may include saliva, urine and/or blood.

Spit Card [Poker] The card turned up in spit in the ocean (A form of widow poker).

Spit in the Ocean [Poker] A form of widow poker, played only in home games, in which each player is dealt four cards face down, and one card is dealt face-up in the center, which rank is then wild in and part of anyone's hand. Usually the card is turned up at the point at which some player other than the dealer calls out, "Spit!" After a round of betting, each player can draw to his four-card hand.

Spit the Bit [Horse Racing] A term referring to a tired horse that begins to run less aggressively, backing off on the "pull" a rider normally feels on the reins from an eager horse. Also used as a generic term for an exhausted horse.

Spitfire [Sailing] A storm jib. A small jib made out of heavy cloth for use in heavy weather. Sometimes brightly colored.

Splash [Poker] To throw your chips into the pot, instead of placing them in front of you, is to splash the pot. Doing so can make it difficult for the dealer to determine if you've bet the correct amount, or to keep track of the action.

Splash and go [Motor Sports] Fuel only pit stop.

Splash Around [Poker] To play more loosely than you should.

Splash the Pot [Poker] To throw your chips into the pot, instead of placing them in front of you. This makes it difficult for the dealer to determine the amount you bet.

Splash'n'go [Motor Sports] A quick pit stop that involves nothing more than refueling the race car with the amount of fuel necessary to finish the race.

Splash-and-go [Motor Sports] A very short pit stop in which a small amount of fuel is added to the car (and no tires are changed).

Splashing [Water Polo] Deliberately splashing water in an opponent's face is an exclusion foul.

Splice [Sailing] The place where two lines are joined together end to end.

Splice Neck [Golf] See Scared Neck.

Splint [Horse Racing] 1) Either of the two small bones that lie along the sides of the cannon bone. 2) The condition where calcification occurs on the splint bone causing a bump. This can result from response to a fracture or other irritation to the splint bone. A common injury is a "popped splint," see periostitis.

Split [Synchro Swimming] A position in which one leg is extended forward, the other backward, with the feet and thighs at the surface. The lower back is arched and the hips, shoulders and head are in a vertical line in the water.

Split / Splitting Pairs [Blackjack] To split a matched pair of cards in blackjack and play each card as a separate hand. Usually, any pair of ten valued cards may be split as if they were a natural pair. You place an additional bet equal to your original bet on the separated card. In most casinos if the second card on either or both of these 'new' hands make another pair, you can split that hand as well. Some casinos do not allow Aces to be resplit. When splitting pairs, as with "Doubling Down", if the dealer gets a "Blackjack", only the original bet will lose.

Split Bet [Roulette] An inside combination bet of two numbers at the same time.

Split Openers [Poker] In draw poker, to discard one or more openers, usually to draw to a straight or flush. Normally requires the opener to declare the act and retain the discards so that the act of opening can later be validated.

Split Out [Poker] When a player quits who went cow (that is, with whom the house or another player went half and half on the buy-in) or who was staked, if he won, he splits out (splits those winnings with the house or the person who was his partner). Also cut out.

Split Pair [Poker] The situation in a stud game in which a player has a pair, with one card face up and the other in the hole.

Split Pot [Poker] 1) A tie, that is, the situation in which two (or more) players have identical hands, with the pot divided between them. 2) A pot that is divided between the holder of the high and the low hand in a high-low split game, or some other form of split-pot game.

Split Shot [Croquet] A croquet shot in which both balls go off at different angles (see Newtonian physics).

Split Someone Out [Poker] After the house has gone cow with someone, when the player gets far enough ahead of the game, the house may split him out, that is, remove half of his chips and put him on his own. In some games, the players object to chips leaving the table (in fact, there is often a house rule against that), so the player has to cash out to split out.

Split the Defense [Ice Hockey] To skate between two defenders into or within the attacking zone.

Split the Pot [Poker] A pot which is shared by two or more players because they have equivalent hands.

Split Ticket [Keno] Two or more groups of numbers played separately on the same ticket.

Split Time [Luge] The time it takes to cover a given section of the track, usually from the start to some intermediate point.

Split Two Pair [Poker] A two pair hand in which one of each of your cards' ranks appears on the board as well. Example: you have T9, the flop is T-9-5, you have a split two pair. This is in comparison to two pair where there is a pair on the board. Example: you have T9, the flop is 9-5-5.

Split Week [Poker] An inside straight.

Split, Split Leave [Bowling] A leave on which some of the remaining pins are rather widely separated, making a spare relatively difficult. The 7-10 is the most difficult to convert.

Split-Pot Game [Poker] 1) High-low split game. 2) Some other game in which the pot is split between the holders of two hands, as determined by other criteria, such as Black Maria or seven-twenty-seven.

Splitting Aces [Blackjack] If you receive a pair of aces on your first two cards, you may choose to split the aces. When you split aces, you will receive only one card on each ace. However, if you receive a second ace after you split, you may choose to re-split the aces.

Spoiler [Motor Sports] A metal strip that helps control airflow, downforce and drag. The front spoiler or 'air dam' is underneath the car's front end near the axle; the rear spoiler is attached to the trunk lid. "Adding more spoiler" refers to increasing the rear spoiler's angle in relation to the rear window and generally aids a car's cornering ability. "Less spoiler" - decreasing its angle - aids straightaway speed.

Spoke [Poker] In ace-to-five lowball, any ace, 2, 3, 4, or 5. Also called wheel card.

Sponge [Table Tennis] A thin layer of sponge rubber attached between the rubber sheet and the blade to increase speed and spin.

Sponson [Powerboating] A pontoon-like hull, or portion of a hull, that provides lift. A three-point hydroplane has two sponsons, one each side of the main hull.

Sponsor [Poker] 1) Someone buying you a drink or meal. If someone offers you a drink at the table, when you call the cocktail waitress, you can say, "Bring me a drink; I've got a sponsor." 2) Someone who puts up a player's buy-in, usually to a tournament, in exchange for a portion of the profits, if any. 3) Pay someone's buy-in to a game or entry to a tournament, in exchange for a portion of the profits, if any.

Spooking [Blackjack] The practice of standing somewhere away from a blackjack table to identify the dealer's down or hole card and then secretly signaling the value of the card to a player at the table. An illegal form of cheating. A court has ruled however that a seated player may use hole card information if obtained because of a dealer error or mishandling.

Spool [Motor Sports] A one-piece ring gear carrier providing equal rotational drive to both rear axles.

Spoon [Golf] N old designation for a type of fairway wood still used by TaylorMade for a metal wood club of 13 or 15-degree loft popular among better players.

Sport Book [General] A collection of all the bets taken on a fixed odds betting event.

Sport Player [General] A person who waits for what he thinks is an unusually strong wager.

Sport Utility Vehicle (Suv) [Motor Sports] Refers to a style of truck which has a square passenger cabin and hatchback, and may be equipped with two- or four-wheel drive.