swapping. 1  transitive verb. 2  1a : to give in trade : barterb : exchange 2. 3  2 : to take turns in telling swap stories.  intransitive 1  verb. : to make an exchange.
Tar Heel. Tar Heel is a nickname applied to the U.S. state of North Carolina and its inhabitants. It is also the nickname of the University of North Carolina athletic teams, students, alumni, and fans. The exact etymology of the nickname is unknown, but most folklore believe its roots come from the fact that tar, pitch, and turpentine created from the vast pine forests were some of North Carolina's most important exports early in the state's history. For a time after the American Civil War, the name Tar H
Quite simply, magnets were made and labelled with their north pole, but in truth north pole on a magnet is short for North seeking pole. Or, to put it another way, the end which seeks North, is attracted to North, and which (if it's a magnetic compass needle) will point towards North on a map. There's no doubt about which end of the earth is the North and which end is the South.