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STICKHANDLE
Etymology
Verb
stickhandle (third-person singular simple present stickhandles, present participle stickhandling, simple past and past participle stickhandled)
(transitive, intransitive, ice hockey, field hockey, lacrosse) To maintain individual possession of the puck or ball by controlling it with movements of one's stick, especially to do so in a skillful manner.
(chiefly, Canada, by extension) To deal capably and swiftly with a situation, especially in a manner which deflects potential problems.
Source: Wiktionary
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MUMMIFY
(verb) remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it; “Th Egyptians mummified their pharaohs”
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