Recreation terms starting with S

172 terms

Sabot this is the French term for the shoe.
Sac fry A life stage of young fish where the food sac has not been completely absorbed.
saddle A thin piece of land that extends out (sometimes an extended point) from the shoreline and connects to an island (sometimes underwater), reef or a hump.
Safety shield Also called a safety liner. A safety feature often referred to as a "tire within a tire.
salmon eggs A type of egg bait typically used for trout fishing.
San Juan worms A type of wet fly designed to look like a small aquatic worm that was popularized on the San Juan River in New Mexico, but is also used at Lees Ferry, the…
Sassy Shad A brand of soft-plastic lure that resembles a shad.
Scam Any scheme to defraud a player or casino.
Scare Card A card that may well turn the best hand into trash. If you have T ♣-8♣ and the flop comes Q♦-J♦-9 ♠, you almost assuredly have the best hand.
Scared Money Money a player can't afford to lose.
Scobe's Wager If it doesn't hurt to play as if something is true, then you have nothing to lose by playing this way as long as you don't increase your time or risk at…
Scuffs Slang term for tires that have been used at least once and saved for further racing. A lap or two is enough to "scuff" them in.
Second Pair A pair with the second highest card on the flop. If you have A ♠-T♠, and the flop comes K♦-T♥-6 ♣, you have flopped second pair. See "top pair."
Section (Sector) Shooter A dealer who tries to hit certain numbers or sections on the wheel.
Section Shooting The act of placing the ball in a given section of the wheel.
Section Slicing Dividing the wheel into sections based upon which numbers have been hitting for the purpose of discovering biases.
seine net A rectangular fishing net designed to hang vertically in the water, the ends being drawn together to encircle fish.
selective harvest Deciding to release or keep fish based on species, size, relative abundance, or culinary plans.
Sell As in "sell a hand." In a spread-limit game, this means betting less than the maximum when you have a very strong hand, hoping players will call whereas…
Semi-Bluff A powerful concept first discussed by David Sklansky. It is a bet or raise that you hope will not be called, but you have some outs if it is.
Session The period during which Congress assembles and carries on its regular business.
Session Stake The amount of money set aside for one session of play.
Set Three of a kind when you have two of the rank in your hand, and there is one on the board.
Setup This referes to various adjustments that are made to the race car's suspension for handling at a specific racetrack.
shad Any of several species of forage fish that have a rather deep body. In Arizona, the most common is the threadfin shad.
Shad Rap A brand name crankbait.
Shake Shake - this is another name for Pai Gow Poker.
Shard Soul Shard. An item gained by the Warlock through Soul Draining, used to cast several spells such as Ritual of Summoning and to conjure Soulstones.
Shellcracker Common name for Lepomis microlophus (Gunther), also called redear sunfish and bream.
Shift Boss The individual in charge of the casino during a given work shift.
Shill A casino employee who pretends to be a player. Shills often play at empty tables in order to attract action.
Shills A young lady, who works for the casino, used to lure players to the Baccarat table.
Shiner A member of the shiner family often used for bait. The most common in Arizona is the gold shiner.
shoal A submerged ridge, bank, or bar.
Shoe this is the wooden box that is used for holding and dispensing playing cards to be dealt.
Shoe game A blackjack game dealt from a shoe. Multiple deck games are almost always shoe games, while single deck games are often dealt by hand.
Shooter Another nickname for the bank.
shore-fishing, shore-fish Fishing from the shore, as opposed to fishing from a boat or wading.
Short End The side of the bet that has to pay off less than it will win.
Short Odds Less than the true odds payoff for a bet.
Short Run The limited amount of time during any given session when probability theory will seemingly be skewed by streaks and fluctuations. Also called Short-Term.
Short Stack A number of chips that is not very many compared to the other players at the table.
short strike When a fish hits at a lure and misses it.
Short Track NASCAR racetracks that are less than one mile long.
Showdown The point at which all players remaining in the hand turn their cards over and determine who has the best hand - i.e.
Shuffle At the start of each game when the dealer mixes up the order of the cards is said to shuffle the cards.
Shuffle Master A company which manufactures automatic shuffling machines which constantly shuffle the blackjack decks.
Shuffle tracking An advantage play technique in blackjack where a player keeps track of where the high cards are in the deck, then cuts into the deck so that the…
Shuffle Up Premature shuffling of playing cards by the dealer.
Side count An additional count of a particular set of cards, kept in addition to the point count. Aces are often tracked in a side count.
Side Pot A pot created in which a player has no interest because he has run out of chips.
Sight-cast, sight-casting, sight-fish, sight-fishing The technique of casting and fishing when the fish are spotted first.
Signature See Certificate.
Silly Season Slang for the period that begins during the latter part of the current season, wherein some teams announce driver, crew and/or sponsor changes.
Single Zero Wheel - See European Wheel.
Single zero roulette also known as European roulette
Six line bet A bet on six numbers.
Six Number Bet Same as Line Bet.
Sixain French term for a Six-Number or Line Bet.
Sixainne French for Six line bet.
size limit The legal length a fish must be is it is in possession (kept). Some fisheries have slot limits, where fish in the specified slot size range cannot be…
Size limits Fishing regulations which limits anglers to keep fish based upon size.
skipping A method of suing small lures and casting them hard and at a low angle to the water to make them skip, like a flat stone.
slack line The loose line from the tip of the rod to the lure. This can be a slight bow in the line to an excess of line lying on the water.
Slick A track condition where, for a number of reasons, it's hard for a car's tires to adhere to the surface or get a good "bite.
Slingshot A maneuver in which a car following the leader in a draft suddenly steers around it, breaking the vacuum; this provides an extra burst of speed that…
slip-float A float rigged with a tin stop or bead on the line to make it stop at a pre-determined depth.
slip-sinker A lead, zinc or steel weight with a hole through the center that allows it to slide freely up and down the fishing line.
slot A fishing size limit where the angler may keep fish shorter than a minimum length but longer than an upper length limit.
Slot limit Fishing regulation which requires release of fish within a listed size range (or slot).
Slough A long, narrow stretch of water such as a small stream or feeder tributary off a lake or river.
Slow Play To play a strong hand weakly so more players will stay in the pot.
slow roll or slow rolling A spinnerbait presentation in which the lure is retrieved slowly through and over cover and objects. A trailer bait is often on the hook.
Slug-Go A brand of soft-plastic jerkbait.
slush bait A top-water plug with flat or pointed head.
Small Blind The smaller of two blind bets typically used in a hold'em game. Normally, the small blind is one-third to two-thirds of a first round bet.
Small Pets An animal following the player around. While this does not directly influence the player or monsters, it is cool to have around, especially the rare ones.
smallmouth bass A black bass, primarily bronze in color, whose jaw does not extend beyond the eye and is found in clear rivers and lakes.
Smolt Life stage of anadromous fish; sub-adult salmon or steelhead ready to begin journey to ocean.
Smoltification Process of physical changes anadromous fish must go through which allows them to adapt to salt water environments.
Smooth Call To call. Smooth call often implies slow playing a strong hand. Example: "I flopped the nut flush but just smooth called when the guy in front of me bet -…
snagging A method of catching fish by jerking an unbaited hook through the water. In Arizona, snagging is not legal except for carp.
Snare Refers to spells and abilities that slow down or completely stop a target's movement.
soft bottom River or lake bottoms which are comprised of soft material, such as silt, mud, or muck.
Soft double To double down on a soft hand.
Soft Hand A hand in which an ace can be counted as an 11 or as a 1 without the hand being considered a bust.
sonar An acronym derived from the expression "sound navigation and ranging." Refers to the method or equipment for determining by underwater sound techniques…
Spam Unelicited emails in large quantities; rapidly repeated scrolling text.
Spawn The location or process of monsters (or items) appearing when they are created in the world.
Spawning Reproductive activity of fish; the act of releasing eggs into the water by female fish for fertilization by male fish.
Spawns The location or process of monsters appearing when they are created in the world.
Species Organisms in the same genus that have similar characteristics.
SPI Spirit
spider jig A type of leadhead jig with a skirt, much like the one on a spinnerbait.
spider trolling Trolling with several rods at once.
Spillway barrier A barrier to block the entry or escape of all fish through the spillway during periods of overflow.
spin-casting, spin-cast Sometimes called American spinning, or closed face spinning. Uses a fixes spool enclosed in a nose cone so the line leaving the reel's nose cone comes out…
spincaster A manner of fishing employing a push-button, closed-faced spinning reel or baitcasting rod; the reel is mounted topside on the rod.
spinnerbait An artificial bait consisting of a leadhead and one or two rotating blades and either a straight or a safety-pin style shaft dressed with material (often…
spinning A manner of fishing employing an open-face or closed-face spinning reel and spinning rod; reel is mounted on the underside of the rod and the rod guides…