pebbling

British

/ ˈpɛblɪŋ /

noun

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

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At the curling we had the moonwalking technician 'pebbling' the ice while at the figure skating, we saw the incredible skill of the on-ice camera operator.

From BBC

Pebbling the ice, it's called.

From BBC

He kept going back, though, and one day curiosity got the better of him when he noticed someone pebbling the ice.

From BBC

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

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