leaner
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- noun
- /ˈlinər/
- Jargon
:
lanzamiento inclinado
- In horseshoes, landing a leaner means your throw leans against the stake, scoring points.
Examples
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His last throw was a leaner, which kept us in the game.
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During the tournament, she got a leaner that secured her victory against the opponent.
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I watched him walk down the hall away from me today, and he's looking longer and leaner.
Blog text (29) -
Wild game is higher in many nutrients than domesticated meats, and the meat is leaner.
Academic text (2004) -
Or it may be the idea of "just-in-time" inventory procedures that U.S. firms learned from Japanese producers, which has made manufacturing across many industries leaner and more efficient.
Academic text (2002)
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Etymology
In horseshoes, a leaner is named for the way the shoe rests against the stake; it comes from lean, meaning 'to rest' or 'to bend', and the ending -er meaning 'a thing that', so the throw is called a leaner because the shoe 'leans' on the stake instead of circling it.