AvE’s wife. Derived from “My Better Half.”
Bendy
A rigid part or tool which has already been bent. “Have to find another drill bit. This one’s bendy.” [Non-AvE word]
beer
A unit of time equating to how long it takes to drink a beer. Can be halved and quartered to mean partial beers.
[Las] Baterías
The batteries. [Non-AvE word; Spanish language.]
Basal Platten
Base plate. [Non- AvE word, from Turbo Encabulator description.]
Barking Spiders
A species of arachnid which emits a mating call resembling the flatulence of the industrious human male. Olfactory sensation may be disregarded.
Ball-parker
Any low-quality measuring device, incapable of giving consistent accuracy and precision, being instead merely “in the ballpark.”
Batterlation
Batteries. See also; “[Las] Baterias.”
Astroglide
Lubrication. [Non-AvE word – brand of personal lubricant]
Apprentice Marks
Scratches, rough edges or cosmetic damage imparted or found on a part caused by an unskilled or uncaring apprentice or by a skilled master (who passes the blame to the apprentice).