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| Toe Pick [Figure Skating] |
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Teeth at the front of each skate blade, often used to assist in jumps and spins.
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| Toe Plate [Horse Racing] |
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Horseshoe with cleats in front.
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| Toe Rail [Sailing] |
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A small rail around the deck of a boat. The toe rail may have holes in it to attach lines or blocks. A larger wall is known as a gunwale.
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| Toe Wally [Figure Skating] |
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A toe loop on which the takeoff is from the back inside edge instead of the outside edge.
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| Toe-in [Motor Sports] |
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A wheel-alignment term that indicates the leading edges of a pair of wheels angle slightly toward each other. Front-drive cars are often aligned with slight toe-in to compensate for the effects of torque steer, or the tendency of the front wheels to pull to the side under hard acceleration.
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| Toe-Out [Horse Racing] |
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A conformation flaw in which the front of the foot faces out, often causing the leg to swing inward during locomotion ("winging").
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| Toed in [Golf] |
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A clubhead having a specialty prominent toe with a slightly turned-in face.
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| Togari Ya [Archery] |
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An arrow with a pointed head, Japan.
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| Toggles [Skydiving] |
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Grips on the end of the steering line that when pulled down alter the airflow on one side of a canopy's trailing edge, initiating a turn.
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| Toilet Flush [Poker] |
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Missed flush draw, that is, in a draw game having drawn one card to a flush and ended up with the same thing, four cards to a flush and nothing else. "I've got a flush." "Oh yeah? Well I've got a toilet flush
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| Toke [Poker] |
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Gambling term for "tip", as in "Toke the cocktail waitress". Comes from the term "Token of appreciation". A small amount of money (typically $.50 or $1.00) is given to the dealer by the winner of a pot. Quite often, tokes represent the great majority of a dealer's income.
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| Toke Hustler [Roulette] |
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A dealer who tries to get players to tip him.
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| Token [General] |
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The casino coins used to play slot machines.
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| Tol-Bod (Da) [Archery] |
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An iron headed arrow, Nicobar Islands.
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| Tom [Poker] |
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Poor, bad, unfavorable. "Don't get in there; it's a Tom game." Opposite of George.
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| Tomarki [Archery] |
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A type of Russian arrow with a conical point.
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| Tomato can [Boxing] |
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A journeyman fighter, or "professional opponent," who is not good enough to be a champion but provides a good fighter with a good practice session without any real danger to himself. Also called a "ham-and-egger" (for the diner food once consumed on the road by these men), or "palooka."
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| Tomeang [Archery] |
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A composite bow, Malaysia.
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| Tommer [Poker] |
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A bad situation or player. "Lost your last hundred, huh? That's a real tommer!"
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| Tomoe [Martial Arts] |
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Circular" or "stomach.
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| Tonfa [Martial Arts] |
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Originally the handle of a grinding wheel that used as a weapon by Okinawan peasants. The tonfa is most often used as a whirling instrument, swung by its handle, but the handle itself can also be used for attack.
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| Tongue Strap [Horse Racing] |
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Strap or tape bandage used to tie down a horse's tongue to prevent it from choking in a race or workout.
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| Tongue Strap or Tie [Horse Racing] |
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Cloth or rubber strap used to tie down a horse's tongue to prevent it from choking in a race or workout.
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| Tongue Tie [Horse Racing] |
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Strip of cloth-type material used to stabilize a horse's tongue to prevent it from "choking down" in a race or workout or to keep the tongue from sliding up over the bit, rendering the horse uncontrollable. Also known as a "tongue strap."
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| Tonk [Poker] |
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In lowball, 50 points (sometimes 49); from the game of that name. This is an unplayable hand, and "criers" like to demonstrate their saltiness by showing all the poor hands, so they don't miss the opportunity of saying, "Tonk," and showing their 50-point hands.
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| Tonnage [Sailing] |
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The weight or displacement of a ship.
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| Too many Players on the Ice [Ice Hockey] |
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An infraction that draws a bench minor penalty. It most often occurs when a team is trying to change on the fly and one of the forwards is late coming off the ice.
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| Tool [Poker] |
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Any mechanical cheating device. Also called work.
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| Top [Golf] |
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To hit the ball above center, which causes it to roll or hop instead of flying.
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| Top Batsman [General] |
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The highest scoring batsman for one particular team.
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| Top Card [Poker] |
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1) In lowball, the highest card in a hand; in high, the highest card in a flush or straight. 2) The first card off the deck.
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| Top End [Motor Sports] |
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(1) The parts of the engine above the cylinders, including the cylinder heads and valves. (2) The part of an engine's RPM range near the redline.
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| Top End Power [Motor Sports] |
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The amount a car accelerates at high speeds or in its highest gear.
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| Top Fuel [Motor Sports] |
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Top Fuel cars are the fastest, most powerful dragsters in the NHRA. They have an extended wheelbase and 5,500-horsepower, fuel-injected 500-cubic inch engines that are mounted behind the driver.Its primary brakes are two driver-activated parachutes.
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| Top Heavy [Sailing] |
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A boat that has too much weight up high. This can adversely affect the boat's stability.
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| Top Job [Baseball] |
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Australian encouragement term, used widely in baseball to complement a player on a good performance.
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| Top Kicker [Poker] |
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When two or more players have identical hands at the showdown, the situation in which the pot is won by the player with the highest side card.
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| Top Line [Horse Racing] |
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1) A Thoroughbred's breeding on its sire's side. 2) The visual line presented by the horse's back.
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| Top Mast [Sailing] |
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A mast on top of another mast.
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| Top of the Key [Basketball] |
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The area behind the free throw line but inside or near the free throw circle.
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| Top Pair [Poker] |
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In flop games, having a hole card that matches the highest card on the board.
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| Top Position [Wrestling] |
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One of the two components of referee's position; after the bottom man has positioned himself, the other wrestler places his knee down to one side of his opponent, his knee up behind him with his foot also behind. The hand on the same side as the down knee grasps the opponent's near elbow, and the other hand reaches around the waist to rest on the navel. At this point, the referee will signal to begin wrestling. The man in top position is called the top man.
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| Top Stock [Poker] |
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A small packet of prearranged cards placed on top of the deck prior to dealing (sometimes arranged by a slSeven-of-hand maneuver such as a false shuffle), such that specific hands go to predetermined players, usually a good hand to the "sucker" and a better hand to the thief or his confederate.
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| Top Two Pair [Poker] |
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In flop games, having hole cards that make the highest possible two pair hand.
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| Top-Bottom Ticket [Keno] |
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A ticket marked horizontally in the center. The object is to catch only numbers on one half of the ticket (or no numbers on one half of the ticket).
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| Top-Card Draw [Poker] |
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A method of determining, at the start of a new game, who deals the first hand. Each player draws a card from the deck, which is often fanned face down on the table, and the holder of the highest card deals; often suits are used to break ties (in bridge order); sometimes ties are broken by the winner being the first person to draw that tying card. To participate in this is to draw for deal.
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| Top-Five Conference [Baseball] |
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BIG EAST baseball heads into 2001 with a prestigious ranking from Baseball America, which rated the BIG EAST as the nation's fifth-best Division I baseball conference, behind traditional power conferences (SEC, ACC, Pac-10, Big 12). Four current BIG EAST teams participated in the 2000 NCAAs: Notre Dame, Rutgers, Seton Hall and newcomer Virginia Tech (formerly of the Atlantic-10). Five other current BIG EAST teams advanced to the NCAAs in the 1990s while the league consistently has produced high draft picks and NCAA statistical leaders (see p. 89). TRAVEL - Notre Dame's schedule regularly takes the baseball team to top-notch facilities and noteworthy cities. In Paul Mainieri's seven seasons, the Irish have visited: Fullerton and Long Beach, Calif., Seattle, Wash. (Kingdome), San Antonio, Texas, four Florida cities (Miami, Orlando, Jacksonville and St. Petersburg), Atlanta, Ga., New Orleans, La., Boston, Mass., Washington, D.C., New York City, and Minneapolis, Minn. (Metrodome).
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| Top-Fuel Dragsters [Motor Sports] |
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The fastest of drag racing vehicles, these have a characteristicly long body and use top fuel which accounts for the tremendous speeds these vehicles can attain.
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| Topline [Golf] |
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The uppermost part of an iron blade, running from heel to toe. It is the part of the iron head that a player typically looks down upon when addressing the ball.
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| Topmark [Sailing] |
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A mark on the top of a navigational buoy or daybeacon.
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| Topped Out [Poker] |
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Pertaining to the situation in which a hand is beaten by one only slightly better. Also called edged, edged out, or shaved.
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| Topping Lift [Sailing] |
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A line running from the end of the boom to the top of the mast used to keep the boom from falling when the sail is not set.
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| Topping the Ball [Bowling] |
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Keeping the thumb in the ball too long at release, resulting in little action because the fingers go over the top of the ball instead of behind it or to one side.
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| Topsail [Sailing] |
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A triangular sail set above the gaff on a gaff rigged boat.
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| Topsides [Sailing] |
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The sides of the hull above the waterline and below the deck.
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| Topspin [Tennis] |
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A stroke where the player hits the top surface of the ball, causing it to rotate forwards.
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| Topweight [Horse Racing] |
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Highest weight assigned or carried in a race.
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| Tori [Martial Arts] |
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Generic term for the person performing a technique.
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| Torpedo [Motor Sports] |
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An open sports vehicle generally with an unbroken design line from the hood to the back of the car.
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| Torque [Motor Sports] |
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A measure of twisting force, given in foot-pounds (abbreviated as lb.-ft.) or Newton-meters (N-m). In the case of an automobile, it is the twisting or rotational force the engine exerts on the crankshaft. Vehicle specifications often include the maximum torque an engine produces at a specific number of revolutions. An engine that produces 200 lb.-ft. of torque at 3,000 revolutions per minute, or 200 lb.-ft.@ 3,000 rpm, accelerates better at low speeds than an engine that provides 200 lb.-ft.@5,000 rpm.
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| Torque Converter [Motor Sports] |
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In an automatic transmission, a fluid coupling or electronic control that transmits power from the engine to the wheels. It allows the transmission to remain in gear while the vehicle is stopped. The fluid absorbs power and prevents the engine from stalling.
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| Torque Steer [Motor Sports] |
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The tendency of the front wheels on a front-drive vehicle to pull to the side under hard acceleration.
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| Torsion [Horse Racing] |
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A twist in the intestine.
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| Torsion Bar [Motor Sports] |
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A rod in the suspension system that, when twisted from a grip at one end, functions like a spring.
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| Toss Up [General] |
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A game where the line is close to pick-em.
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| Total [Weight Lifting] |
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The aggregate of the best good lifts in the snatch and the clean and jerk, which determines the competitor's ranking in the competition. If two competitors have the same total, the one with the lighter body weight is given the higher ranking.
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| Total Bases [Baseball] |
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Hits plus Doubles plus (2 times Triples) plus (3 times Home runs).
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| Total Chances (Tc) [Baseball] |
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Putouts plus assists plus errors; total chances offered, not total chances accepted.
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| Total Loss [Motor Sports] |
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Any loss of sufficient size where there is nothing left of value of the property.
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| Total Over/Under [General] |
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A wager that involves predicting whether the score of a game will go over or under a predetermined level.
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| Total Wager [General] |
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A total wager is a bet on the number of points scored in the game (both teams combined).
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| Total Weight [Golf] |
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Also known as overall weight or static weight, total weight is the weight of the entire assembled club as expressed in ounces or grams.
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| Totalisator [General] |
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The Totalisator is run by the Horse Race Totalisator Board and is operated on all racecourses. It operates as a pool wherein investors' money, less a fixed percentage, is shared between backers of successful selections.
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| Totalisator Machine [Greyhound Racing] |
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A computerized system that records amounts wagered, prints tickets for bettors, calculates odds and displays them on screens throughout a race track.
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| Totalizator [Horse Racing] |
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An automated parimutuel system that dispenses and records betting tickets, calculates and displays odds and payoffs and provides the mechanism for cashing winning tickets. Often shortened to "tote."
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| Totals [General] |
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Total combined point/runs/goals scored in a game; In baseball, if either of the two listed starting pitchers don't go the bet is automatically cancelled.
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| Totals Bet [General] |
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A proposition bet in which the bettor speculates that the total score by both teams in a game will be more or less than the line posted by the sports book.
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| Tote [General] |
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Its full name is the Horserace Totalisator Board. It is a pool or “pot” based system. All bets are pooled and following the race the pool (less deductions - the Tote’s profit) is shared out among those who won. This means that your bet isn’t made at fixed odds as the amount you stand to win is affected by all those who bet after you. Tote prices - they call them “will pays” (an indication of what you would win if there were no bets after yours) are shown at racecourses and on the Tote’s web site. In practice although there are usually some small differences between the Tote’s prices and bookmaker’s prices, they end up pretty even. Some punters have famous stories about big differences on outsiders.
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| Tote Board [Horse Racing] |
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The totalisator board at the racetrack that electronically shows the money wagered and the resulting odds. Data includes approximate odds, total amount wagered in each pool, track condition, post time, time of day, result of race, official and inquiry signs, running time of each race and the mutual payoffs after each race is declared official, as well as other pertinent information.
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| Toto [Lotto] |
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Games where outcomes are determined by the results of sports events. Sports lotteries are the most popular lottery games in much of the world (where they are frequently called "toto" or "football pools") but have not achieved this level of popularity in North America.
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| Touch [Rugby] |
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The ball is said to be in touch when it contacts or crosses a touch line, or when the player carrying the ball steps out of bounds.
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| Touch 'em All [Baseball] |
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Hitting a home run (touching all the bases).
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| Touch Judge [Rugby] |
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An official located on the side of the pitch to mark the spot where balls go out of touch and to judge kicks at goal. The touch judge may also call the referee's attention to violent infractions.
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| Touch Shot [Golf] |
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A delicate shot with extreme accuracy.
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| Touch Wand [Keno] |
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A pointing device used on some video keno machines to select numbers.
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| Touch-Line [Rugby] |
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A line that runs the length of the pitch and marks the side boundary.
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| Touchback [Football] |
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When a player who gains possession of a ball in his own end zone kneels to the ground and automatically starts the next play at his own 20-yard line; also awarded if the opponent kicks the ball across the end line.
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| Touchdown (Td) [Football] |
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When a team crosses the opponent’s goal line with the ball, catches a pass in the opponent’s end zone, or recovers a loose ball in the opponent’s end zone; earns a team 6 points.
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| Touche [Fencing] |
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The announcement that a hit has been scored.
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| Touchline [Soccer] |
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Another word for the sidelines of the field.
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| Tough [Poker] |
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Solid, that is, conservative, not likely to get out of line; difficult to beat; good; said of someone's play or a player.
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| Tough Money [Poker] |
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Money for living expenses, and not to be used for gambling.
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| Tough Out [Roulette] |
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The Captain's term for a player who doesn't beat himself.
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| Tough Player [Blackjack] |
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A smart player who can make money against the casino in the short run.
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| Tough Spot [Poker] |
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1) A difficult game to beat, particularly one in which it is hard to tell when others are bluffing. 2) A game in which it is difficult to bluff, as a limit game with small stakes. 3) A situation in which it is hard to tell what other active players are holding because not enough information has been revealed, either because of being first to bet, because other players may have checked good hands, or some other strategic reason. 4) A tough player, or the position occupied by same. "Watch out for seat four; that's a tough spot.
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| Toughy [Poker] |
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A tough player (A very good or successful poker player, often a professional.).
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| Tour [Golf] |
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A series of tournaments for professionals.
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| Tour Weighted [Golf] |
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The somewhat generic term applied to composite shafts that weigh approximately the same as standard weight steel shafts (@125 grams.)
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| Touring Car [Motor Sports] |
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A production-based utility car that is raced with the same engine it came from the factory with, albeit with modifications.
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| Touring Car (British Tourer) [Motor Sports] |
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An open car with seats for four or more passengers. Early models had no side weather protection but later were fitted with detachable side screens and curtains. Made until about 1930.
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| Tourist [Poker] |
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Someone who does not live in Las Vegas (and is presumed to be at a disadvantage in the poker games), as contrasted to a local (who "lives" in the poker games, and who supposes that the only purpose in life for tourists is to supply him with a living).
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| Tournament [Poker] |
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The general idea behind poker tournaments is that a bunch of poker players sit down with the same number of chips, and eventually only one player has any chips left at the end. In order to ensure that the event will finish in reasonable time, tournaments institute a schedule by which the blinds and/or antes increase. Tournaments are usually played with chips that have no value outside of the tournament. The winner of a tournament (the last player to bust out) as well as several of the other top finishers are typically awarded prize money according to some predetermined schedule.
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| Tournament Circuit [Poker] |
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The yearly cycle of major poker tournaments, including, of course, the World Series of Poker and the Tournament of Champions, but also including others such as the National Championship of Poker at Hollywood Park Casino in Inglewood, California, and the Festival of Poker in London's Victoria Casino. Also called tournament trail.
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| Tournament of Champions [Poker] |
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A prestigious tournament on the tournament trail, first held in August, 1999, at the Orleans in Las Vegas, in which only winners of major tournaments are eligible to compete. Sometimes rendered as the acronym TOC.
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| Tournament Trail [Poker] |
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The yearly cycle of major poker tournaments, including, of course, the World Series of Poker and the Tournament of Champions, but also including others such as the National Championship of Poker at Hollywood Park Casino in Inglewood, California, and the Festival of Poker in London's Victoria Casino. Also called tournament circuit.
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| Tout [Horse Racing] |
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A person who gives tips on the races for a profit. Touting is usually rated an honorable calling because many touts try to give good value for their money. Keeping in close touch with the latest developments around a track, bettor touts work solely on a commission basis.
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| Tout Service [General] |
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A company that promises outrages winning percentages to buy their picks
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| Tow [Sailing] |
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To pull a boat with another boat, such as a tugboat towing a barge.
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| Tow/Drafting [Motor Sports] |
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As a car moves around the track at 215 mph, it literally splits the air, some of which goes over the car, and some of which goes beneath. This lack of air behind the car creates a vacuum, which a trailing car may use to be pulled, or "towed," by the lead car.
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| Tower [Motor Sports] |
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Elevated (usually) structure housing Timing & Scoring, race officials and starters.
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| Towing & Labor [Motor Sports] |
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Pays for towing and labor at the site of an automobile breakdown.
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| Towing Capacity [Motor Sports] |
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The amount of weight a vehicle can tow behind it.
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| Towing Light [Sailing] |
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Running lights that should be used by boats when towing to indicate that a tow is in progress.
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| Toxa [Archery] |
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Greek for bows and arrows, with reference to poisoning arrows.
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| Toxemia [Horse Racing] |
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A poisoning sometimes due the absorption of bacterial products (endotoxins) formed at a local source of infection.
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| Tp [Baseball] |
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Triple Plays
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| Tpa [Baseball] |
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Total Plate Appearances
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| Tq [Motor Sports] |
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Abbreviation for "three-quarter" midget, a sort of downsized Midget.
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| Tra6eling Blind Game [Poker] |
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A game with mandatory blinds, dependent on position, rather than on who won the last pot, or how many times a particular player has or has not blinded.
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