hog line

hog line
a) The line which the stone must completely cross to be considered in play
b) The line before which the thrower must let go of the rock during delivery

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  • hog-line — hogˈ line or hogˈ score noun A line drawn across the rink short of which no stone counts • • • Main Entry: ↑hog …   Useful english dictionary

  • hog|line — hog|line, a line drawn across a curling rink at a distance of 7 yards from each tee. A curling stone that does not cross this line is removed from the ice …   Useful english dictionary

  • hog line violation — noun The failure to release a stone before crossing the near hog line …   Wiktionary

  • hog line — noun : hog score * * * n. Curling a line marked across either end of a curling rink. No sweeping is allowed until a stone has crossed the first line …   Useful english dictionary

  • hog line — noun see hog score …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • hog line — boats stretched across a river in a line …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • hog-score — hogˈ line or hogˈ score noun A line drawn across the rink short of which no stone counts • • • Main Entry: ↑hog …   Useful english dictionary

  • hog score — noun : a line that is marked across a curling rink 7 yards in front of each tee and that a stone must pass or be removed from the ice called also hog line; see curling illustration * * * Curling. a line at each end of the rink, parallel to the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • hog score — noun Etymology: 1hog (curling stone that fails to reach the score) Date: 1685 a line which is marked across a curling rink seven yards from the tee and beyond which a stone must pass or be removed from the ice called also hog line …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Hog — may refer to:* Pig * Harley Owners Group * The stock ticker symbol for Harley Davidson (HOG) * The Hogs (American football), the famed offensive line of the Washington Redskins of the National Football League * M60 machine gun, also referred to… …   Wikipedia

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