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  1. 2. The name of the Canadian Men’s Curling Championship.
  2. 4. A “takeout” shot that removes two of the opponents’ stones at one time.
  3. 6. A device used to sweep the ice that is in the path of a moving stone.
  4. 9. A stone that is placed in a specific position so as to protect another stone.
  5. 15. The term used to identify which team gets to throw the last stone of an end.
  6. 18. Scoring during an end in which your team did not have the advantage of hammer.
  7. 20. A fine spray of water applied to a sheet of curling ice before play starts.
  8. 24. When one stone is bumped ahead by another.
  9. 25. A stone that winds up in between the skip’s broom and the intended target.
  10. 27. The player who determines the strategy and directs the play for his/her team.
  11. 29. Ice conditions that cause the stone to “curl” a greater distance than normal.
  12. 30. A stone that winds up on the opposite side of the skip’s broom and the intended target.
  13. 32. A line running down the middle of the ice, from one “hack” to the other.
  14. 35. A stone that does not reach the far “hog line”.
  15. 36. The amount of force given to the stone during the delivery.
  16. 37. The Canadian Women’s Curling Championships
  17. 38. The footholds at each end of the ice from which the stones are thrown.
  18. 39. Knocking a stone out of the playing area by hitting it with another stone.
  19. 40. The momentum required for a stone to reach the “house”.
  20. 41. A curling competition or tournament.
  21. 43. Generally, this player acts as the skip when the skip is delivering his/her stones and assists with strategy decisions.
  22. 44. An “end” during which no points have been scored.
  23. 45. Any stone in the rings or touching the rings.
  24. 47. The rings or circles toward which play is directed.
  25. 48. A line 33 feet (10 metres) from the hack at each end of the ice.
  26. 49. The circles (a.k.a. “house”) towards which play is directed.
  27. 51. When aiming for a “takeout” or “draw” shot, it is the distance between the skip’s broom and the target stone or target area.
  28. 53. The movement of a curling stone after it has struck a stopped (stationary) stone that is “in play”.
  29. 54. The action of moving a broom or brush back and forth in the path of a moving stone.
  30. 55. The first player to deliver a rock for his or her team.
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  1. 1. The curler who delivers the second pair of stones for his/her team in each “end”.
  2. 3. A precise, “draw-weight” shot.
  3. 5. The act of moving the brush back and forth across the ice in front of a moving stone.
  4. 7. Ice condition that requires the curler throwing the stone to put more momentum behind it.
  5. 8. A “take-out”.
  6. 10. The playing surface that a curling game takes place on.
  7. 11. The skill a skip uses to anticipate the amount a stone will “curl” relative to the “weight” required.
  8. 12. A “takeout” shot that knocks a stone from play while the delivered stone itself also rolls “out of play”.
  9. 13. The line across the ice at the back of the “house”.
  10. 14. A stone in motion that has been touched by a member of either team, or any part of their equipment.
  11. 16. An instrument that measures which rock is closest to the centre of the ice.
  12. 17. The line that passes through the centre of the “house”, parallel to the “hog line” and to the “backline”.
  13. 19. A slight indentation in the ice at the very center of the house.
  14. 21. The circle at the centre of the “house”.
  15. 22. Ice condition that requires the curler throwing the stone to put less momentum
  16. 23. The foot the curler uses to slide when they are throwing the stone (curling delivery).
  17. 26. The substitute or alternate player on a team.
  18. 28. At any time during an “end”, this is the stone closest to the “button”.
  19. 30. A stone that is delivered on-target (where the skip’s broom is pointing).
  20. 31. ICE This ice condition often requires more force to throw the required “weight”.
  21. 33. Knowing all of the different kinds of curling shots and when to play them.
  22. 34. A stone delivered with less “weight” than was required to successfully complete a shot.
  23. 42. The line that is the boundary of the curling rink.
  24. 43. The way the rock is rotated just before the release.
  25. 44. A stone that just touches the outer edge of the circles.
  26. 46. The amount a rock’s path “bends” while traveling down the sheet of ice.
  27. 48. A stone delivered with greater force than necessary.
  28. 50. An alternate or substitute player.
  29. 52. A portion of a curling game that has been completed when each team has thrown eight stones and the score has been decided.