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Record 1 2010-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Curling
DEF

A rock [laying outside the house] that barely touches the 12-foot ring.

OBS

A biter can "bite the house" and represent a potential point, or "bite a line," a biter being a rock that barely touches any circle or line on the sheet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Curling
DEF

Pierre [à l'extérieur de la maison] qui touche à peine le cercle de 12 pieds.

CONT

Une deuxième possibilité est de placer une pierre mordeuse au cercle de 12 pieds, quitte à rester court.

OBS

Une mordeuse peut «mordre la maison» et représenter un point potentiel, ou «mordre une ligne», une mordeuse étant une pierre qui touche à peine tout cercle ou ligne sur la piste de jeu.

Spanish

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