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HIT BROOM [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-01-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Curling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- touched running rock
1, record 1, English, touched%20running%20rock
correct, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- touched running stone 2, record 1, English, touched%20running%20stone
correct
- touched moving rock 1, record 1, English, touched%20moving%20rock
correct
- touched moving stone 1, record 1, English, touched%20moving%20stone
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rock that, between the moment of its release and the moment it comes to a complete stop, is hit, softly or violently, by a broom or brush, or by the foot of a curler. 3, record 1, English, - touched%20running%20rock
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Curling
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pierre touchée en mouvement
1, record 1, French, pierre%20touch%C3%A9e%20en%20mouvement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pierre qui, entre le moment où elle est relâchée et celui où elle s'immobilise, entre en contact, légèrement ou fermement, avec un balai ou une brosse, ou avec le pied d'un curleur ou d'une curleuse. 2, record 1, French, - pierre%20touch%C3%A9e%20en%20mouvement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-08-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Curling
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- be on the broom
1, record 2, English, be%20on%20the%20broom
correct, verb phrase
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- be on the brush 1, record 2, English, be%20on%20the%20brush
correct, verb phrase
- hit the broom 1, record 2, English, hit%20the%20broom
correct, verb phrase
- hit the brush 1, record 2, English, hit%20the%20brush
correct, verb phrase
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A technique consisting in "playing the target," that is to always try to deliver a rock along the imaginary line between the release point and the point indicated as a target by the broom or brush of the skip. 2, record 2, English, - be%20on%20the%20broom
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The delivered rock that does not hit the broom or brush is either a "wide rock" delivered between the skip's broom or brush and a side line, or a "narrow rock" delivered between the skip's broom or brush and the house or the centre line. 2, record 2, English, - be%20on%20the%20broom
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Curling
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- viser le balai
1, record 2, French, viser%20le%20balai
correct, verb phrase
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- viser la brosse 1, record 2, French, viser%20la%20brosse
correct, verb phrase
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Technique qui consiste à jouer sur la cible, c'est-à-dire [de toujours chercher] à atteindre le point indiqué par le balai ou la brosse du capitaine. 1, record 2, French, - viser%20le%20balai
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La pierre lancée qui n'atteint pas la cible est soit une «pierre large» qui s'immobilise entre le balai ou la brosse du capitaine et un côté de la piste, ou une «pierre étroite» qui s'immobilise entre le balai ou la brosse du capitaine et la maison ou la ligne médiane. 2, record 2, French, - viser%20le%20balai
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-08-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Curling
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- be right on target
1, record 3, English, be%20right%20on%20target
correct, verb phrase
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
For a rock, to hit the target indicated by the brush or broom of the skip. For the curler, to throw a rock that comes to lay exactly on the spot so indicated by the skip. 2, record 3, English, - be%20right%20on%20target
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Curling
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- atteindre la cible
1, record 3, French, atteindre%20la%20cible
correct, verb phrase
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pour une pierre, s'immobiliser exactement à l'endroit qui avait été indiqué par le balai ou la brosse du capitaine. Pour un curleur ou une curleuse, parvenir à placer la pierre à cet endroit. 2, record 3, French, - atteindre%20la%20cible
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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