Word: armfuls
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...which he sends two streams of juice every five minutes, sits close to his desk on the Senate floor. Another Smith habit is whittling anything he puts his hands on. In 15 years in the same Senate seat he has cut a hole about an inch square in the arm of his chair. As an orator he is given to long words, not always correctly used, and Latin legalisms (hence his nickname). He often talks With a mouthful of tobacco which gives him a "hot-potato" enunciation. On the Senate floor he is an almost indefatigable speaker, winning many...
...have one nick cut in their bills, Vintners' swans two nicks. The task is made no easier by the fact that parent swans are extremely aggressive. They can bite and they can kick. They can buffet with their bony wings hard enough to break a man's arm. Yet they must be caught and securely tied in the bottom of the boat before the cygnets can be nicked. To a Swanherd a male swan is not a cock swan, or a drake swan, or even a bull swan: he is a "cob." The female is a "pen." Swift...
...potato masher" grenade, the type once used by Germany. Said Lieutenant Jovice: "Five seconds after the safety pin is pulled out this bomb will explode. Were I about to throw it I would hold the bomb by the handle, so, and would pull out this pin. I keep the arm stiff and throw over my head with this motion-" Something tinkled to the floor. By accident the safety pin, loosened unconsciously by young Lieutenant Jovice had fallen out. Brave Lieutenant Jovice knew what to do. "Drop to the floor!" he barked. "It will not explode for five seconds!" He stepped...
...Brooklyn was leading both leagues with an average of .404. Batter Herman's record is all the more remarkable in that he is practically a one-handed hitter. Just before bat touches ball he takes his right hand off the handle and is swinging only with his left arm at the moment of contact...
...poor pitching. Individual instances are Young Melvin Ott (not yet 21) of the "Giants" and Young Jimmy Foxx (just past 21) of the "Athletics." Player Ott has made 26 home-runs, is hitting around .324, fields with speed and skill. He is an outfielder, gifted with a rare throwing arm. The "Giants" acquired him at the age of 16, without any Minor League experience...