The indentation at the bottom of some wine bottles. It gives added strength to the bottle but lessens its holding capacity
Keeper
The loop on a belt that keeps the end in place after it has passed through the buckle.
Harp
The small metal hoop that supports a lampshade.
Ferrule
The metal band on a pencil that holds the eraser in place.
Feat
A dangling curl of hair.
Peen
The end of a hammer head opposite the striking face.
Obdormition
The numbness caused by pressure on a nerve; when a limb is ‘asleep’
Octothorpe
The symbol ‘#’ on a telephone handset. Bell Labs’ engineer Don Macpherson created the word in the 1960s by combining octo, as in eight, with the name of one of his favourite athletes, 1912 Olympic decathlon champion Jim Thorpe.
Ophryon
The space between the eyebrows on a line with the top of the eye sockets.
Liripipe
The long tail on a graduate’s academic hood.
Zarf
A holder for a handleless coffee cup.
Snorkel box
A mailbox with a protruding receiver to allow people to deposit mail without leaving their cars.
Purlicue
The space between the thumb and extended forefinger.
Rowel
The revolving star on the back of a cowboy’s spurs.
Phosphenes
The lights you see when you close your eyes hard. Technically the luminous impressions are due to the excitation of the retina caused by pressure on the eyeball.
Wamble
Stomach rumbling.
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