Inflammation of the sebaceous gland of they eyelid. Folklore held that one got a sty from urinating upon a public roadway.
My brother was always getting a sty on one or the other of his eyes, but he swore he never peed along the roadside when he was walking home from school.
by Rod Brock July 24, 2006
Get the sty mug.1.) A variety of chewing tobacco, sold as a bar of tightly compressed, cured tobacco leaves compressed between sheets of brown paper or whole tobacco leaves. Plug tobacco is commonly cured with mollasses. While less common than many years ago, plug tobacco is still manufactured: "Day's Work" is a common brand. Remnants of the plug-making process are sold as scrap, where the loose leaf material is packed in a bag.
2.) The wad of plug or scrap tobacco that is held between the cheek and gum, often producing a bulging appearance on the side of the face. This, along with spitting, was once a common sight when it was a fad for baseball players to chew plug tobacco during a game.
2.) The wad of plug or scrap tobacco that is held between the cheek and gum, often producing a bulging appearance on the side of the face. This, along with spitting, was once a common sight when it was a fad for baseball players to chew plug tobacco during a game.
by Rod Brock July 26, 2006
Get the plug mug.Loose leaf chewing tobacco, left over from the process of making plug tobacco, and sold in pouches. In recent times, as the popularity of plug tobacco has declined, scrap is manufactured exclusively for bagging, rather than merely being a byproduct of plug manufacturing.
by Rod Brock July 26, 2006
Get the scrap mug.An automated device once used in processing fish, particularly salmon. The term derives from the fact that in the early history of the U.S. fishing industry, individuals of Chinese extraction were often employed in fish canneries. The "iron chink" displaced many Chinese workers.
by Rod Brock July 24, 2006
Get the iron chink mug.A primitive insect with a silvery, iridescent body, found living in damp or rotting wood. Silverfish are often associated, like roaches, with squalor, tenement living, and general poverty.
by Rod Brock July 27, 2006
Get the silverfish mug.A mental institution. The term was inspired by the sad state of the mental health "industry" in the United states.
The lawyer closed his briefcase, and sighed. "90 days in the warehouse for Billy, and then back onto the streets he goes, with a month's worth of thorazine and $100, courtesy of the state."
by Rod Brock July 27, 2006
Get the warehouse mug.1. A backwards resident of the state of Idaho, which is known for producing potatoes, i.e., the famous "Idaho Spud."
2.)A candy bar comprised of chocolate flavored marshmallow covered in chocolate and coconut sprinkles, which superficially resembles a potato.
2.)A candy bar comprised of chocolate flavored marshmallow covered in chocolate and coconut sprinkles, which superficially resembles a potato.
He was an Idaho Spud, to be sure, right down the grimy baseball hat emblazoned with the John Deere logo, and believe it or not, he was buying an entire box of Idaho Spuds. Which might explain the black stumps of his teeth.
by Rod Brock July 27, 2006
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