| BACKCLOTH | • backcloth n. The painted scenery at the back of a stage; the backdrop. • back-cloth n. Alternative spelling of backcloth. • BACKCLOTH n. the painted cloth or curtain at the back of the stage. |
| CHECKOUTS | • checkouts n. Plural of checkout. • CHECKOUT n. the cash desk at a supermarket. |
| CHECKSTOP | • checkstop n. (Often attributive) A check valve with override control to stop the flow regardless of its direction or pressure. • CHECKSTOP n. (Canadian) a roadside checkpoint where drivers are randomly tested with a Breathalyzer. |
| CHOCKIEST | • CHOCKY adj. like chocolate. |
| CHOPSTICK | • chopstick n. (Usually in the plural) An East Asian eating utensil usually used as a pair and held in one hand to… • chopstick n. (Ethnic slur) An Asian person. • chopstick v. (Transitive, intransitive, informal) To pick up (food) using chopsticks. |
| COCKFIGHT | • cockfight n. A contest, in a cockpit, between gamecocks fitted with cockspurs. • cockfight v. To participate in (as a rooster), or organize and run (as a gambler or bookmaker), a cockfighting event. • COCKFIGHT n. a fight between cocks. |
| COCKMATCH | • cockmatch n. (Archaic) A cockfight. • COCKMATCH n. a cockfight. |
| COCKSHOTS | • cockshots n. Plural of cockshot. • COCKSHOT n. a target in a throwing contest, also COCKSHY. |
| COCKSHUTS | • cockshuts n. Plural of cockshut. • COCKSHUT n. twilight, probably referring to a time when poultry are shut up for the night. |
| HEATHCOCK | • heathcock n. Alternative form of heath cock. • Heathcock prop.n. A surname transferred from the nickname. • heath␣cock n. The male black grouse. |
| MATCHLOCK | • matchlock n. Early type of firearm, using a smoldering piece of cord to fire the powder in the firing pan. • matchlock n. The gunlock used in such a weapon, having a slow smouldering match, see: slow match. • MATCHLOCK n. an early form of gun. |
| NECKCLOTH | • neckcloth n. (Historical) An ornamental cravat, usually white. • neck-cloth n. (Historical) Alternative form of neckcloth. • NECKCLOTH n. a cloth worn round the neck. |
| NOTCHBACK | • notchback n. A motor car whose rear window makes an angle with its back segment. • NOTCHBACK n. a car whose roof does not slope continuously from the roof to the bumper, but juts out from the bottom of the rear window. |
| PACKCLOTH | • packcloth n. A strong, coarse cloth used for packaging. • PACKCLOTH n. a cloth in which goods are enclosed. |
| PATCHOCKE | • PATCHOCKE n. (Spenser) perhaps a clown, also PATCHCOCKE. |
| PUTCHOCKS | • PUTCHOCK n. (Hindi) an aromatic root resembling ginger, also PACHAK, PUTCHUK. |
| SACKCLOTH | • sackcloth n. A coarse hessian style of cloth used to make sacks. • sackcloth n. (Usually with “and ashes”, also figurative) Garments worn as an act of penance. • sackcloth adj. Made of sackcloth. |
| TCHOTCHKE | • tchotchke n. (North American) A trinket. • tchotchke n. (North American, dated) An attractive woman or girl. • TCHOTCHKE n. (Yiddish) a knickknack, also CHACHKA, CHATCHKE, CHATCHKA, TSATSKE. |
| TOUCHBACK | • touchback n. (American football) The result of a play (usually a kickoff or punt) in which the ball passes out the… • TOUCHBACK n. a play in which the ball is dead on or behind a team's own goal line, having been put across the line by an opponent but actually put down by a member of that team. |