Recreation terms starting with C

117 terms

C-post The post extending from the roofline of a race car to the base of the rear window to the top of the deck lid.
caddis fly an aquatic insect of major importance, along with the mayfly and stonefly, for the trout fly-fisherman.
Cage Where the casino cashier is located.
California rig or California-rigged A method of deep-water fishing in which a plastic worm is placed at the end of a leader trailing behind a sinker.
Call In the bond markets, a call is an issuer's right to redeem bonds it has sold before the date they mature.
Call bets Also known as 'Roulette Announced Bets'. Used in French and European roulette tables and common in most UK casinos with single-zero wheel American…
Calling Station A weak-passive player who calls a lot, but doesn't raise or fold much. This is the kind of player you like to have in your game.
Callman this is the dealer who runs or calls the game.
Camber The amount a tire is tilted in or out from vertical. Described in degrees, either positive or negative.
Camouflage Any strategy meant to cover up card counting.
Camshaft A rotating shaft within the engine that opens and closes the intake and exhaust valves in the engine.
Cancellation Betting System A betting system using a series of numbers that cancels numbers after winning a bet and adds numbers after losing a bet.
cane pole A pole of natural cane, often made from Calcutta or Tonkin bamboo, used for fishing. No reel is used; the line is tied to the pole.
Cap A cap is a ceiling, or the highest level to which something can go. For example, an interest rate cap limits the amount by which an interest rate can be…
Capping a Bet Illegally adding more chips to a bet that has already won. It is a form of Past Posting.
Carburetor A device connected directly to the gas pedal and mounted on top of the intake manifold that controls the air-fuel mixture going into the engine.
Card Counting A strategy for getting the edge at blackjack by tracking the ratio of high cards to low cards that have already been played.
Card Sharp A person who is an expert at cards.
Carebear Player that prefers to help other players attack monsters rather than attack other players in player vs. player combat.
Carolina rig or Carolina-rigged A special rig in which an exposed or hidden hook is used with a soft plastic lure placed 2 to 3 feet behind an egg or barrel sinker and swivel.
carp A member of the minnow family, introduced to the United States in the late 1800s.
Carrying capacity The theoretical maximum weight of fish that can be maintained in a pond without depleting the food supply.
Carte Used to request a card from the dealer.
cartop or cartopper - Refers to a boat small enough to be carried on the top of a car and hand-launched, especially at fisheries with limited or no boat…
CASE The last card of a certain rank in the deck. Example: "The flop came J-8-3; I've got pocket jacks, he's got pocket 8's, and then the case eight falls on…
Casino Advantage The edge, usually shown as a percentage, that the house has over the player. Also called House Edge or Vig.
Casino Host The person responsible for seeing that high rollers are treated with the dignity and graciousness their wallets merit.
Casino Manager The person responsible for seeing that the games of a given casino are handled properly.
Caster A character that stays on the back row to heal or cast spells on the enemy, such as a Mage.
Catch and release Refers to catching a fish and immediately releasing it. Many anglers practice catch-and-release as a way to help conserve the resource.
catfish A term for any of the many species of catfish, including black, blue, flathead, channel and yellow species.
Center Pot The first pot created during a poker hand, as opposed to one or more "side" pots created if one or more players goes all-in. Also "main pot."
Chameleon Strategy Looking for players who have been winning and then mimicking their betting patterns in the hope that they will continue to be lucky, have found biased…
Channel The bed of a stream or river. This can also refer to a submerged stream or river channel in a reservoir.
Charlie or Five Card Charlie A blackjack rule variation where if you get 5 cards without busting, you win that hand.
Chasing Loses when a player increases his bets so that he is able to get back what he has lost. This may not be a good way to play the game.
Chasing Losses Increasing your bets in order to recoup what you've lost. Not a good way to play.
Chassis The shell of the race car itself including the floorboard, interior and roll cage. The chassis is loosely based off of standard manufactured cars.
Check A written order instructing a financial institution to pay immediately on demand a specified amount of money from the check writer's account to the person…
Check Rack The tray that hold the chips for a game. Also, known as a chip rack or chip tray.
Check Raise To check and then raise when a player behind you bets. Occasionally you will hear people say this is not fair or ethical poker. Piffle.
Checks Another name for chips. Typically, this name is used only by casino operators and employees, and using it may draw undue suspicion to yourself, especially…
Cheese To exploit an imbalance in the game.
Chemin de-fer - French for "Railroad." The European Baccarat variation where one player plays the bank, deals all the cards, and takes all the bets.
Cheval French for Split bet.
Chip/Check A casino term for tokens used instead of money.
Choppy Game A game where neither the player nor the house has been winning consistently. Or, a game where no discernible streaks nor patterns have been appearing.
chugger Topwater plug with a dished-out, concave or cupped head designed to make a splash when pulled sharply.
chum To throw chum (typically cut up pieces of bait fish or other bait) overboard to attract fish.
Chute A racetrack straightaway.
clarity Refers to the depth you are able to see an object, such as your lure, under the water.
clearwater Describes a lake or stream with good visibility.
Clocking There are two forms of Clocking -- Wheel Clocking and Player Clocking. See those terms defined separately in this document.
Co-banking an option that may be available in some casinos whereby a player and the house are 50%-50% partners as the bank; house rules vary
Cold Call To call more than one bet in a single action. For instance, suppose the first player to act after the big blind raises.
Cold deck Refers to a deck with a bad ratio of cards for the player.
cold front A weather condition accompanied by high, clear skies, and a sudden drop in temperature.
Cold Table Any table where you and/or other players have been losing.
coldwater fishery Refers to waters typically in the higher elevations that can be predominately trout fisheries.
Colonne The French term for Column Bet.
Color Up To exchange lower denomination chips for higher denomination chips.
Color Up/Out To exchange smaller denomination chips for larger denomination chips.
Column Bet A bet on one of the columns of 12 numbers on the layout.
Combat Pets A NPC controlled by a player, aiding that player and his teammates in fights.
Combination Bet A bet with one chip or more chips on two or more numbers.
Come Hand A drawing hand (probably from the craps term).
Community Cards Cards that are presented face-up in the middle of the poker table and shared among players in games like Hold'em and Omaha.
Comp Free food, room, beverage, and travel offered by casinos to encourage big players to gamble more.
Complete Hand A hand that is defined by all five cards - a straight, flush, full house or straight flush.
Compound (KOM-pownd) In science, a substance that is made up of more than one ingredient.
Compression Ratio The ratio of the size of an uncompressed file to a compressed file, e.g., with a 10:1 compression ratio, a 1 MB file can be compressed to 100 KB.
connector A hold'em starting hand in which the two cards are one apart in rank. Examples: KQs, 76.
Contact patch The portion of the tire that makes contact with the racing surface. The size of each tire's contact patch changes as the car is driven.
Cooldown The waiting time before a spell, item or ability can be used again.
Copies this is the term used for a tie. In the case of this the winnings go to the banker.
Core trench A trench dug into the soil at the base of dam site and later filled with clay to bond the above-ground portion of the dam to the subsoil of the pond…
Corner Bet A bet that four numbers in a given segment of the layout will win. Also known as a Square Bet or a Quarter Bet.
Corpse Camping The act of guarding a corpse to make it harder for the victim to get their corpse back.
cosmic clock The sun's seasonal effect on water and weather conditions relating to barometric pressure, wind, and cloud cover.
Counterfeit To make your hand less valuable because of board cards that duplicate it. Example: you have 87 and the flop comes 9-T-J, so you have a straight.
Coup A round of Baccarat.
cove An indentation along a shoreline. A very small indentation a few feet or so across is often referred to as a "pocket cove."
cover Natural or manmade objects on the bottom of lakes, rivers, or impoundments, especially those that influence fish behavior.
cowbells A flashing, multi-bladed lure that resembles a small school of bait fish that is commonly used to troll for trout.
Cowl A removable metal scoop at the base of the windshield and rear of the hood that directs air into the air box.
CR Corpse Retrevial
Crack To beat a hand - typically a big hand. You hear this most often applied to pocket aces: "Third time tonight I've had pocket aces cracked."
crankbait Any of a wide number of hard plastic or wooden lures that dive when retrieved (cranked with a reel) through the water.
Crankcase The area of the engine block that houses the crankshaft.
Crankshaft The rotating shaft within the engine that delivers the power from the pistons to the flywheel and from there to the transmission.
crappie or crappies Two species, white and black, are popular game fish. In Arizona, white crappies are only found in Lake Pleasant.
crayfish or crawfish A small crustacean found in freshwater. Crayfish are not native to Arizona. Also called crawdads.
Credit Line A credit line, or line of credit, is a revolving credit agreement that allows you to write checks or make cash withdrawals of amounts up to your credit…
Credit Manager The person in charge of determining casino credit for the player.
Creel A fish basket or personal fish carrier used to carry fish when fishing on or near shore.
creel limit The daily number of fish an angler can keep in possession as set by state regulations.
Creep Monster
Creep Jacking A term from Warcraft 3 where players attack other players while they are already engaged in combat with neutral monsters.
Crew Personnel who man a game.