Port
An interval between two stones.
Raising.-Driving on a partner's stone in a straight line up to or near the tee.
Rebutting.-A stroke delivered with full power, in order to clear the Boardhead as far as possible on the chance that it may be some help to a desperate game.
Red the ice. - To drive off the guards by a strong shot, in order to lay open the tee or winner.
Ride. To deliver a stone with such force upon another as to drive the latter from the boardhead.
Rink. (1) The members composing a side, four in number. (2) The area on which the game is played.
Royal Caledonian Curling Club.-The governing body of the sport of curling. Founded in 1838 on the suggestion of an anonymous advertiser, it at once secured the allegiance of the various curling clubs, of which, in 1897, no fewer than 716 acknowledged its authority.
Shot.-(1) The unit of scoring, each stone nearer to the tee than any opponent counting one. (2) The delivery of a stone.
Sidelin' shot.-A stone lying on each side of the tee.