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cripple
noun- a marijuana cigarette US
Evolves from CRUTCH (a device to support the butt). - — American Speech, p. 87, May 1955: “Narcotic argot along the Mexican border”
- — Richard A. Spears, The Slang and Jargon of Drugs and Drink, p. 128, 1986
- — Mike Haskins, Drugs, p. 287, 2003
- a knee-boarder; a surfer who rides kneeling rather than standing US
Derogatory, spoken with disdain by experienced surfers. - — Surf Punks, Oh No! Not Them Again!, 1988
- in pool, a shot that cannot be missed or a game that cannot be lost US, 1964
- — Steve Rushin, Pool Cool, p. 11, 1990
- — Mike Shamos, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Billiards, p. 63, 1993
- a disabled railway carriage US
- — Norman Carlisle, The Modern Wonder Book of Trains and Railroading, p. 261, 1946
- a Class 4, low-power radio station US
- It was what people in the radio business call a “cripple,” a station with either a weak signal or crummy facilities. — Wolfman Jack (Bob Smith), Have Mercy!, p. 75, 1995
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