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Oct 6, 2021 · Blank end: An end in which no points are scored. Bonspiels (BAHN-shpeel): Curling tournaments. Brick: A slang term for the last stone of an end ...

Keen (Ice):, When the ice is "fast" and less momentum is needed to get the rock to the desired target. ... Out-Turn: The rotation applied to the handle of a stone ...

To "be shot" means to have shot rock. Scots for match, game or competition, this is the term used for a curling competition between members of the same club or ...

- see Vice. Tight - Another term for narrow. Turn - The direction of rotation imparted on a stone during delivery that determines the curl of the stone. The ...

Curling Terms. BONSPIEL – Curling tournament. BROOM – The instrument used to sweep the ice. This term is also used for the line of the called shot. BUTTON – The ...

Curling has a number of unique terms. Below is a list of many terms used by curlers in games or to describe situations about the game.

When a stone is thrown with a particular turn, but it eventually stops and begins to rotate in the opposite direction; usually the result of a pick or poor ice ...

Feb 2, 2022 · Vice-skip or mate: A curler responsible for the strategy when the skip is throwing stones. The vice-skip usually plays as third.