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Ching Ming: In China, Ch'ing Ming, the Clear and Bright Festival, is celebrated 106 days after the winter solstice. Celebrated on April 5.

Port Timing: In two-stroke engines the critical moment when ports are covered or uncovered by the piston. Port timing can be modified to enhance a 2-stroke’s power and RPM range.

Precision Farming: Farmers use global positioning (GPS) technology involving satellites and sensors on the ground and intensive information management tools to understand variations in resource conditions with . . . View Full Definition

Poaching: (in doubles) an aggressive move where the player at net moves to volley a shot intended for his/her partner

Pitching Wedge: (also 'wedge, p, pw, w' and more) a lofted short iron (usually next in chronological order after the 9 iron and somewhere between 47° and 52°)

Pitching Niblick: Archaic term for an 8 iron

Pitching Rotation: The order in which the starting pitchers take turns starting games, usually with three or four days rest between starts.

Prey Switching: The tendency of predators to switch to a more readily available prey when one prey species becomes rare; allows the first prey population to rebound and helps prevent its extinction.

Priming Of Tide: The periodic acceleration in the time of occurrence of high and low waters due to changes in the relative positions of the Sun and Moon.

Rent Skimming: In no down-payment sales where the buyer of a property collects rents and deposits on the property without making payments on the loan.