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Recreation terms

601. Jet When air is sent at a high velocity through the carburetor, jets direct the fuel into the airstream.
602. jig A hook with a leadhead that is usually dressed with hair, silicone, plastic or bait.
603. jig-and-pig or jig-n-pig Combination of a leadhead jig fitted with a pork trailer. Popular for flippin' and pitchin’ fish-holding structure, such as submerged bushes and trees.
604. jig-fishing, jig-fish The practice of using a jig to catch fish.
605. jigging spoon Refers to a spoon that is typically "jigged" or bounced off the bottom with a slight up-and-down motion of the rod or rod tip so the spoon resembles a…
606. johnboat A small flat-bottomed, square-fronted, shallow-draft boat that is popular with duck hunters and many anglers alike.
607. Joker this is the card that serves as a wild card. It can be used to complete a flush, straight or straight flush.
608. Junket A casino subsidized travel package for a group of gamblers.
609. KastMaster A brand name of spoon.
610. keeper For anglers, it is typically any fish that is worth taking home to eat. For lakes with special regulations, it can be fish of specified lengths that are…
611. Kelly betting Betting a percentage of your bankroll equal to your percentage advantage. This is the optimal bet size.
612. Kicker An unpaired card used to determine the better of two near-equivalent hands. For instance, suppose you have AK and your opponent has AQ.
613. Kill Steal (KS) Taking a kill off someone by inflicting the killing blow.
614. Kiting Writing a check in an amount that will overdraw the account but making up the deficiency by depositing another check on another bank.
615. Knock out count An unbalanced card counting system promoted by Olaf Vancura and Ken Fuchs. 2-7 count as +1 and aces and tens count as -1.
616. KOS Killed on Sight. If an Orc approaches a Human Guard, the Guard would try to kill on sight (aggro).
617. KS Kill Steal. Try to steal another person's kill.
618. La Grande this is the French term for the nine dealt in a natural.
619. La partage roulette rule similar to the en prison rule, only in this case the player loses half the bet and does not have the option of leaving the bet en prison for…
620. La partage rule Mainly applicable in European roulette games. It has the same idea as the en prison rule except that the player is not given the option to keep the bet in…
621. La Petite this is the French term for the eight dealt in a natural.
622. LaBouchere Betting System A type of Cancellation Betting System where numbers are cancelled out from a user-defined string of numbers after a win and added to the string after a…
623. LACE this is where cards a re placed at random into a stack of cards one at a time.
624. Ladderman The employee of the casino that oversees the Baccarat table.
625. Lag Refers to slow game response times. The cause can be graphical based (weak graphics card), internet based (ping), system based (lack of memory, virtual…
626. lake bed, lake-bed The bottom of a lake.
627. lake zones Designation that includes four categories: shallow water, open water, deep water and basin.
628. Lapped traffic Cars that have completed at least one full lap less than the race leader.
629. Largemouth bass Common name for Micropterus salmoides (Lacepede), also called "trout," "green trout," "bass," and other names.
630. larva Refers to the subsurface stage of development of an aquatic insect.
631. Las Vegas strip rules The rules most commonly used on the Las Vegas strip, as opposed to Downtown Las Vegas.
632. Late Surrender An optional rule where the player can surrender after seeing the dealer's hole card.
633. Lateral line A system of sense organs in fish: a series of pores or canals running along a line on each side of the body and on the head; detects pressure changes…
634. Layout The design imprinted on the felt table top with the various bets that can be made.
635. Layout Strategies Betting systems and strategies that try to overcome the house edge simply by placing different types of bets, without trying to determine if the wheel or…
636. Le Grande The best hand in Baccarat, a 9. See Natural
637. Lead lap The lap that the race leader is currently on.
638. leadhead, lead-head A term for a jig where lead is molder to the hook shaft.
639. ledge A severe drop-off. Commonly found in Arizona's deep canyon lakes, such as Canyon Lake, Lake Powell, Lake Mead, Blue Ridge Reservoir and Chevelon Lake.
640. Lees Ferry The popular 16-mile stretch of tail-water fishery along the Colorado River tucked between the Glen Canyon Dam and the Grand Canyon in northern Arizona.
641. Lentic Still water systems such as lakes and reservoirs.
642. Level The number of values used in a card counting system. A level one counting system only uses +1 and -1, but a level two system would use +1, +2, -1 and -2…
643. LFG Looking for a group.
644. LFM Looking for more.
645. Life vest Personal floatation devices (PFD) to be worn while boating to keep person afloat if overboard.
646. Light Cahill A dry fly pattern.
647. light intensity The amount of light that can be measured at certain depths of water; the great the intensity, the farther down the light will project.
648. limit-out To catch the daily limit legally allowed for a species of fish.
649. Limiting factor A biological limitation to a self-sustaining population.
650. line See Groove
651. Line Bet A wager that one of six numbers (two rows of three numbers separated by a line on the layout) will win.
652. line guides The eyelets or rings on a rod through which fishing line is passed.
653. Link Dead (LD) A player who has actually lost connection to the game server, but his character is still in the game and has not timed out yet.
654. lipless crankbaits Artificial baits designed to resemble a swimming baitfish. Such baits typically vibrate or wobble during the retrieve; some have built-in rattles.
655. lipping A method of landing fish, especially bass, by placing a thumb into its mouth to bend the lip down slightly, temporarily paralyzing the fish to get it into…
656. live baitfish Means any species of live fish designated by Arizona Game and Fish Commission order as lawful for use in taking aquatic organisms.
657. Live Blind A forced bet put in by one or more players before any cards are dealt. The "live" means those players still have the option of raising when the action…
658. livebox A box or container to designed to keep bait or caught fish alive.
659. livewell Compartment in a boat designed to hold water and keep fish alive. Typically have some device for re-circulating water.
660. Loading Weight at a given tire position on a car due to aerodynamics, vehicle weight and lateral G-forces in a turn.
661. log When you log off; disconnect from the game.
662. LOL Lots of Laugh or Laughing Out Loud. This abbreviation indicates something is really funny. It's pretty cliche nowadays though.
663. LOM Low on Mana.
664. Long End of the Bet The side of the bet that must pay off more than it collects.
665. Long Run The extended amount of time during any given session (or through multiple sessions) when number frequency starts to asymptotically approach that which is…
666. long-lining Another term for trolling a bait or lure a long distance behind a boat.
667. Loose an undesirable condition of the race car. This is when the car's set up causes the back end of the car to overtake the front end while entering or exiting…
668. Loose stuff Debris such as sand, pebbles or small pieces of rubber that tend to collect on a track's apron or near the outside wall during a race.
669. loose-action plug A lure with wide, slow movements from side to side. Can be the lure of choice when fish are sluggish in colder water, such as during winter or early…
670. LOOT To take the treasure from a monster that has been killed or from a chest.
671. LOS Line of Sight
672. Loss bet/Fade A bet in opposition to the bank.
673. Lotic Moving water systems such as streams and rivers.
674. Low Bet A wager that one of the low numbers (1-18) will win the next spin.
675. Low Hand this is another name for Hand in Front or two card hand.
676. Low Roller A person who bets small stakes.
677. Lug nuts Large nuts applied with a high-pressure air wrench to wheel during a pit stop to secure the tires in place.
678. Luminar or LuminAR Illuminated roulette table made by John Huxley, suppliers of casino equipment. The LuminAR roulette table is eye-catching by illuminating the winning…
679. lunker A slang term for a very large fish: can also be called a hawg.
680. Lure Any artificial bait used to attract and catch fish.
681. LVL Level
682. Macro A series of commands that are configured to be executed together with one button press.
683. Magnaflux Short for "magnetic particle inspection." A procedure for checking all ferrous (steel) parts (suspension pieces, connecting rods, cylinder heads, etc.
684. Maniac A player who does a lot of hyper-aggressive raising, betting, and bluffing. A true maniac is not a good player, but is simply doing a lot of gambling.
685. Manque French term for Low Bet.
686. marabou jig A weighted jig with light, fluffy feathers attached to the body.
687. Marbles Excess rubber build-up above the upper groove of the racetrack. Also known as loose stuff.
688. Mark -- see trademark
689. marker A diagnostic indication that disease may develop.
690. marker buoy A small plastic buoy, often fluorescent color that is tossed into the water to mark a fish holding area or a school of fish.
691. Martingale Betting System A type of Double-Up System whereby you double your bets after every loss. Meaning that when you win, you'll win back all of your loss, plus the payoff for…
692. Martingale System a system where the player may win at roulette by choosing to bet on one with a 50-50 chance of winning and then just continue to double the bet every time…
693. Match Play A casino promotion where players are given special chips that they can bet. They are paid off in regular casino chips on a win.
694. Materials (MATS) Items and components used in a recipe to make a final product.
695. Maximum size limit A fishing regulation which protects larger fish. Fish at or above stated size must be released.
696. mayfly A small aquatic fly that is an important food for trout, which means it is also important for fly-anglers.
697. Mealworms Small beetle larvae often used for catching crappies or sunfish.
698. Mechanic Someone who uses sleight-of-hand in order to cheat at cards.
699. Mepps spinners A brand name in-line spinner.
700. Mesotrophic A lake classification describing middle-aged bodies of water between oligotrophic (young) and eutrophic (old) classifications.