Definitions by antinous

myocardial infarction

Destruction of myocardial tissue caused by blockage of a coronary artery, either by a thrombus or by aethrosclerosis. Also heart attack

Emeril Lagasse is going to die of myocardial infarction one of these days, due to his great love of pork fat.

myocardial infarction by Antinous September 22, 2003

vice 

A clamping fixture used to hold a workpiece, &c.
Also, vise.

My workbench has a twin-screw front vice to hold large pieces.

vice by Antinous September 12, 2003

spokeshave 

a short-bodied plane with two handles, used for shaving small spindles, spokes, or on curved pieces.

I shaped the cabriole legs with a spokeshave.

spokeshave by Antinous September 12, 2003

drawknife 

a knife, usually bevelled on one side only, with a handle at either end of the blade, used with a pulling stroke for rapid removal of stock.

I took the corners off the block with a drawknife before turning it on the lathe.

drawknife by Antinous September 12, 2003

quietus 

1. satisfaction of a duty or debt.
2. rest or a release, esp. death.

"Who would bear the whips and scorns of time . . . when he himself might his quietus make with a bare bodkin?" --Hamlet

quietus by Antinous September 12, 2003

anthropophagy 

Eating human flesh, cannibalism.

I wouldn't recommend anthropophagy; people do not taste like chicken.

anthropophagy by Antinous September 12, 2003

straight trippin 

Adj. Insane, or appearing to be insane.

Yo, dogg, you straight trippin!

straight trippin by Antinous September 11, 2003