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Fan: A fan is when a player misses the puck when attempting to play or shoot it.

Zierfandler: Recent DNA analysis indicates derivation from the Roter Veltliner crossed with a currently unknown variety that has strong resemblance to the Traminer. Has several synonym names, including S . . . View Full Definition

Zinfandel: One of the few varieties to have an entire webpage devoted to it (ZAP Organisation). Currently regarded as an important grape variety, thought to be the variety advertized in the 1830's as t . . . View Full Definition

Profane Language: Players will not use obscene gestures on the ice, (sure they wonít) or anywhere in the rink before, during or after the game. We wonder how long after the game and does this count for the of . . . View Full Definition

Alluvial Fan: A fan-shaped wedge of sediment that typically accumulates on land where a stream emerges from a steep canyon onto a flat area. In map view it has the shape of an open fan. Typically forms in . . . View Full Definition

Totally -Enclosed Fan-Cooled Enclosure: Provides for exterior cooling by means of a fan(s) integral with the machine, but external to the enclosed parts.

Fancy: Before the 19th Century, the word fancy meant roughly the same thing as imagination as opposed to the mental processes of reason, logic, and memory. The Romantic poets, however, made a pivot . . . View Full Definition

Duifang (Deuifong): Literally: 'the other party: the facing direction.' This term can be used to refer to the 'opponent' when speaking of taijiquan in a martial context. The English equivalents -- 'attacker' or . . . View Full Definition

Profanity Act Of 1606: This law passed under King James I required that any profanity in a publicly performed play or in published material would result in a ten-pound fine for the performer or printer, a substant . . . View Full Definition

Infant Massage Instruction: Qualified instructors teach parents how to properly massage their infants. Infant massage is also utilized in hospital neonatal care units. This specialized form of touch is successful, not . . . View Full Definition