| CHECKSTOPS | • checkstops n. Plural of checkstop. • CHECKSTOP n. (Canadian) a roadside checkpoint where drivers are randomly tested with a Breathalyzer. |
| CHOKEDAMPS | • chokedamps n. Plural of chokedamp. • CHOKEDAMP n. an asphyxiating gas, mainly carbon dioxide, found in mines. |
| HAMMERKOPS | • hammerkops n. Plural of hammerkop. • HAMMERKOP n. (South African) a bird of the heron family. |
| HOKYPOKIES | • HOKYPOKY n. hocus-pocus; a kind of ice-cream sold on the streets, also HOKEYPOKEY. |
| HOUSEKEEPS | • housekeeps v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of housekeep. • HOUSEKEEP v. to keep house. |
| JOCKEYSHIP | • jockeyship n. The art, character, or position, of a jockey; the personality of a jockey. • JOCKEYSHIP n. the art or practice of a jockey. |
| PACKHORSES | • packhorses n. Plural of packhorse. • pack-horses n. Plural of pack-horse. • pack␣horses n. Plural of pack horse. |
| PATCHOCKES | • PATCHOCKE n. (Spenser) perhaps a clown, also PATCHCOCKE. |
| PEACOCKISH | • peacockish adj. Characteristic of a peacock; striking; ostentatious. • PEACOCKISH adj. like a peacock. |
| PINHOOKERS | • pinhookers n. Plural of pinhooker. • PINHOOKER n. (slang) a speculator who buys up foals hoping to make a profit on them when selling them as yearlings for racing. |
| POKERISHLY | • pokerishly adv. In a pokerish manner. • POKERISH adv. (US colloquial) mysterious and frightening; ghostly, uncanny. |
| SHIPBROKER | • shipbroker n. (Nautical) An intermediary who negotiates between shipowners and people wanting to charter shipping. • SHIPBROKER n. a broker for the sale, insurance etc. of ships. |
| SHOPKEEPER | • shopkeeper n. A trader who sells goods in a shop, or by retail, in distinction from one who sells by wholesale, or… • shop␣keeper n. Alternative spelling of shopkeeper. • SHOPKEEPER n. one who keeps a shop. |
| SHOPWALKER | • shopwalker n. (Britain) Alternative form of shop-walker. • shop-walker n. (Britain) A retail store floor supervisor. • SHOPWALKER n. a person employed by a departmental store to supervise sales personnel, assist customers, etc. |
| SKEUOMORPH | • skeuomorph n. A design feature copied from a similar feature in another object, even when not functionally necessary. • SKEUOMORPH n. a design feature copied from a similar artifact in another material, even when not functionally necessary e.g. the click sound of a shutter in an analog camera that is now reproduced in a digital camera by playing a sound clip. |
| SPOKESHAVE | • spokeshave n. A woodworking tool used to shape and smooth rods and shafts - often for use as wheel spokes, chair legs, or arrows. • spokeshave v. (Transitive) To shape or smooth with a spokeshave. • spoke-shave n. Alternative spelling of spokeshave. |