hondling

Driving away, slowly, because of the tree, which is not very aerodynamic, my father explains to me what a goniff is (the tree man), and what hondling is (bargaining to get a fair price for our tree from the goniff).

In fact, with the bizarrely unsettled play on the field and the persistent hondling from Mr. Merrick, er, Mr. Steinbrenner in the owner's box, it can be argued that the characteristically unflappable director, Joe Torre, has done his best work this season.