Word: annoyment
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...necessity of going into the stalls in order to feed the horses. The floor of the passageway will be of concrete but the stall floors will be constructed with cerosoted wood blocks. These have several advantages; the partial freeing of the stable of flies, gnats and other insects which annoy the horses, as well as the prevention of lameness in the horses, which is so often caused by standing or lying on damp concrete...
...public conveyances, such as railway trains and street cars, and in public places, such as theatres, honors and personal salutes may be omitted when palpably inappropriate or apt to disturb or annoy civilians present...
...enlarging the scope of the book, the editors have sacrificed convenience to some extent. The alphabetical order of arrangement has not been followed in every respect, and slip-ups in the spelling of names will annoy some. The volume also lacks some of the up-to-date features of last year's; for example, this fall's Phi Beta Kappa elections and other important events now a month old do not appear. Perhaps, however, the attempt at greater accuracy prevented their incorporation...
...quite different; namely, that we are to "prove all things: hold fast that which is good." As for the counsel about "leading well," one hopes that the average Freshman will at least postpone his study of that difficult art until after the November hour examinations. For it would certainly annoy the Administrative Board if, in addition to petitions pleading weak eyes, devotion to family, and all of the other good old standbys, it had to consider the cases of any very large number of men who were trying to learn to loaf well-and had tailed...
...acute temptations to stamp in lectures, should practice self-restraint. If they must give vent to their feelings let them lock themselves in their rooms after the lecture is over, and calling to mind all the humorous incidents of the hour, stamp to their hearts' content. This will not annoy the lecturer nor the grown-up members of the course, and will afford equally good exercise for the pedal extremities...