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In The Tank: Used in the context of general equities. At a price exactly in between the bid and offer prices.

Painting Knives: Both of these are made of fine tempered steel that is flexible. The palette-knife has a straight handle and is intended for mixing colours on the palette or for cleaning it. The painting-kni . . . View Full Definition

Painting The Black: Pitching the ball on the edge of the plate, which is lined in black rubber.

Paint Remover: A compound that softens old paint or varnish and permits scraping off the loosened material.

Paint Brushes: The first known examples are probably those used in Egypt which were simple bundles of thin reeds bound to a handle; the British Museum has one of these and its date is put at about 1900 BCE . . . View Full Definition

Paint: The area inside the free-throw lane.

Painting The Tape: Illegal practice by traders who manipulate the market by buying and selling a security to create the illusion of high trading activity and to attract other traders who may push up the price.

Paint Gauge: Instrument for measuring the thickness of paint film.

Painting With Light: Technique of lighting large, dark interior. The camera, mounted on a tripod, is given a long time exposure. The photographers moves continuously around the interior, giving flash or battery . . . View Full Definition

Palinode: An ode or song that retracts what the poet wrote in a previous poem: a recantation.