| Terms |
Curling
Term Definition |
| Back
line |
The line behind the
house. Once crossed
a stone is out of
play. |
| Biter |
A stone just touching
the outer edge of
the 6ft circle, potentially
counting. |
| Blank
end |
An end where no stone
scores a point. |
| Button |
The
small centre of circles
|
| Centre
line |
The
line that runs down
the middle from hack
to hack. |
| Clean |
To sweep lightly before
a stone. |
| Double |
A
takeout shot that
clears two opposing
stones from the house. |
| Draw |
The
amount of curling
movement to describe
the distance from
the direction of release
to the intended target.
or...A stone played
to end in the house,
an instruction to
play such a stone.
|
| Draw
weight |
An
indication of the
momentum needed for
a stone to end in
the house. |
| End |
Component
of a game, during
which eight stones
are played by each
team in the same direction.
|
| Extra
end |
The deciding end played
when the score is
level after all scheduled
ends have been played.
|
| Freeze |
A
stone played with
perfect weight to
rest against another.
|
| Frosty
ice |
Ice
with frost on the
surface, caused by
high humidity. |
| Give
ice |
To hold a brush for
a player to aim at,
as a skip to indicate
the amount of ice
needed to draw to
a target. |
| Guard |
A stone played to
protect another. |
| Guard
Weight |
An
indication of the
momentum needed for
a stone to end in
front of the house. |
| Hack |
The
block at each end
of a sheet, usually
of rubber, which provides
a foothold from which
the stones are played.
|
| Hammer |
Term
used to indicate who
has last stone in
an end. |
| Handle |
Term
to denote the rotation
applied to a stone
upon release. |
| Hog |
A
stone which fails
to reach the hog line
and is removed from
play. |
| Hog
line |
The
line each played stone
has to cross to remain
in play. |
| House |
The
circles which a stone
has to reach in order
to count. |
| In-turn |
Slight
rotation applied to
a stone where the
playing hand turns
in towards the player
(clockwise for right-handed
players and vice versa
for left-handed) |
| Lead |
Player
who plays his two
stones first in an
end for a team. |
| Out-turn |
Slight
rotation applied to
a stone where the
playing hand turns
out from the player
(anti-clockwise for
right-handed players
and vice versa for
left-handed) |
| Pebble |
The
frozen droplets of
water applied to a
sheet of ice before
a game, reducing friction
between the stone
and the ice. |
| Peel |
A
takeout shot where
both played and struck
stones roll out of
play. |
| Port |
A
space between two
lying stones, large
enough for another
to pass through. |
| Raise |
To
bump or move a lying
stone a short distance
further, usually into
the house. |
| Rink |
The
building where curling
takes place. Or A
curling team or The
sheet of ice on which
a game is played.
|
| Rock |
North
American word for
a curling stone, seldom
used in Europe. |
| Second |
Player
who plays his two
stones second. |
| Sheet |
The
area where one specific
game is played. |
| Shot |
A
played stone or the
word used to indicate
a point won at the
end of an end. |
| Skip |
Player
who usually plays
his two stones last,
but not always. He
is always the player
who directs the game
and decides strategy
and ice. |
| Steal |
To
score shots in an
end when you didn't
have last stone. |
| Stone
|
The
piece of granite we
all love and cherish.
|
| Takeout |
A
shot played hard enough
to remove a stone
or stones from play.
|
| Tee
|
The
cross in the button.
|
| Third |
Player
who plays his two
stones third. Usually
the vice-skip who
stands in the house
when the skip plays
his stones. |
| Weight |
The
momentum applied to
a stone for distance.
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