| GLOSSARYB-C cont.
BOARD, BUMPER, BACK-BOARD WEIGHT (Not parking
lot)
The momentum of a rock needed for light takeout, that should the
rock miss a target rock, it would slide to a stop at the
back-board. Commonly referred to as "control weight"
referring to the ability of the brushers to "hold" the
shooter rock on the line of travel and the resultant shooter
rock rebound will be light enough after impact that it will
"hang around."
 BURNED
STONE
Either a stone touched by a curler such that it must be removed
from play. A stone that did or will do in further play no good
for the shooting team. Re.-Many times a stone not fully buried
behind a guard is called a burned stone if it can be easily
removed by the opposition such that the original shooter rock is
"burned/wasted" or rendered useless.
BUTTON
The center circle of the concentric "house rings"
circles. National events and most clubs use a 2' diameter circle
as the "button" to facilitate an advertising logo. The
current CCA sponsored rule book still calls for a 6" radius
circle/button.
CASH SPIEL
Either a conventional spiel or "skins" spiel in which
the prizes for winning or placing consists of cash or vouchers
usable as cash.
Centerline
The line that equally divides the sheet playing surface which
extends from the center of one hack to the center of the
opposite end hack.
CHIP
Either to hit/tick only a small portion of the object stone or a
"chip" being fragment of pebble or ice.
CHIP and ROLL – HIT and ROLL
To hit/tick an object rock such that the shooter slides to a
desired position in play rather than hit and roll out.
CLEAN – Brushing
As in,"clean only," the term conveyed to the brushers
such that they apply enough weight to the brushes to clean
debris only from the rock’s path without "polishing"the
surface causing the rock to travel further than desired.
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