ANNIE'S ROOM: The number 1.

ARROWS: Darts.

BABY TON: A score of 95, usually by scoring five 19's.

BAG O' NUTS: A score of 45.

BARREL: The part of a dart you grip, right behind the tip.

BASEMENT: The double-3.

BREAKFAST: A score ofsingle-5, single-20, single-1 in a game ofxOl. This was based on the typical price of a bed-and-breakfast, 26 pence.

BUCKET OF NAILS: Landing all three darts in the 1's.

BUCKSHOT: When your darts land wildly all over the board.

BULL / BULLSEYE: The centre of the board.

BUST: Hitting more than you needed in a xOl game, and the darts don't count.

CHUCKER: A player who justs "chucks" the darts at the board, doesn't aim or care.

CIRCLE IT: When a player scores a single digit (less than 10) with three darts, his teammates would shout out "Circle it!" to the scorekeeper to highlight the terrible throw.

CLOCK: The dartboard.

CORK: The centre of the board. The corks of kegs were used for targets in the early days of darts.

DIDDLE FOR MIDDLE: A throw to see who gets one dart closer to the bullseye to determine whom shoots first in the game.

DOUBLE: The thin outer ring of the board, it usually counts for twice the number hit.

DOUBLE IN: A double is needed to start the game.

DOUBLE OUT: A double is needed to win the game.

DOUBLE TOP: The double-20.

DOUBLE TROUBLE: Not being able to hit the double needed to win the game.

DOWNSTAIRS: The lower portion of the board, usually in reference to the 19's in a game of xOl.