A striped racer, also known as the California whipsnake, is a species of non-venomous snake native to the coast and foothills of California. It is a long, slender, and fast-moving snake, identified by its distinctive stripes running down the length of its body. They primarily feed on lizards and small rodents. The scientific name for this species is Masticophis lateralis.
Forcing
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The art of raising plants, flowers, and fruits at an earlierseason than the natural one, as in a hitbed or by the use ofartificial heat. Forcing bed or pit, a plant bed having an underlayer of fermenting manure, the fermentation yielding bottom heat forforcing plants; a hotbed.-- Forcing engine, a fire engine.-- Forcing fit (Mech.), a tight fit, as of one part into a hole inanother part, which makes it necessary to use considerable force inputting the two parts together.-- Forcing house, a greenhouse for the forcing of plants, fruittrees, etc.-- Forcing machine, a powerful press for putting together orseparating two parts that are fitted tightly one into another, as forforcing a crank on a shaft, or for drawing off a car wheel from theaxle.-- Forcing pump. See Force pump (b).
Forcing meaning & definition 1 of Forcing.
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(of a bid) requiring by convention a response from ones partner, no matter how weak their hand may be.
Forcing meaning & definition 2 of Forcing.