pebbling

/ ˈpɛblɪŋ /

noun

1. curling the act of spraying the rink with drops of hot water to slow down the stone

Example Sentences

On the job, Wuthrich walks about 10 kilometers a day; because he does the texture pebbling, Callan gets in 12 kilometers.

From New York Times

Then the pebbling process is repeated using a nozzle with a larger hole, and another scrapper nips the top of the pebbles off.

From Seattle Times

The water for the ice is cleaned of impurities by a multi-tank reverse osmosis system; the water for the pebbling has also been de-ionized.

From Seattle Times

A masochistic hookup, with bruises pebbling his body, whom she bites.

From New York Times

Pebbling involves a technician - in this case Wuthrich’s deputy Mark Callan - moonwalking down the ice and misting the surface with droplets of water.

From Reuters