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Racer' s Tape - Motor Sports (gambling) and Varangian (iou)


Racer' s Tape - Motor Sports (gambling)


Heavy duty duct tape used to temporarily repair hanging body parts which might hinder aerodynamic features and decrease performance. Most commonly used on stock cars (e.g. NASCAR Winston Cup) which use more paneling than Indy-style cars and are accustomed to more contact.

Varangian (iou)



Varangian noun & adjective. L18.
[from medieval Latin Varangus from medieval Greek baraggos, through Slavonic langs. from Old Norse Vringi (pl. Vringjar), prob. from var (pl. varar) pledge: see -IAN.]
Hist.
A. noun.
Any of the Scandinavian rovers who in the 9th and 10th cents. overran parts of Russia and reached Constantinople; a member of the Varangian Guard (see below). L18.
The language spoken by these people. rare. M19.
b. adjective. Of or pertaining to the Varangians; composed of Varangians. L18.
Varangian Guard the bodyguard of the later Byzantine emperors, formed of Varangians (latterly including Anglo-Saxons).