(idiomatic, US) Basic tasks or skills in an undertaking or occupation.

(derogatory, informal) the traditional method of teaching, consisting mainly of talking and writing on a chalkboard.

(dated) Small rolls of dough, baked, cut in half, and browned in an oven, formerly used as food for infants.

a title used for a married couple before the surname or before the name of the husband.

(informal) Curly quotation marks, as opposed to straight quotes.

(US, symbolically) Wholesomeness and traditional (American) values. / (politics, US) Something that cannot be questioned because it appeals to universally-held beliefs or values.

(US, symbolically) Patriotism and traditional US values. / (US politics) Something that cannot be questioned because it appeals to patriotism and widely-held American traditional values.

Formal, serious, and professional

(anatomy) The terminal hair that develops on the human body during and after puberty, on the face, chest, legs, armpits, pubic region, etc.

plural of androgenic hair