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Word: bagataway (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...celebrating King George III's 25th birthday, the Chippewas and Sacs in 1763 got together for some in tertribal bagataway - lacrosse,* in pale face language - outside Quebec's Fort Michilimackinac. Invited to watch the fun, the Fort's entire garrison gathered on the sidelines. Whereupon the braves dropped their bagataway sticks, grabbed their tomahawks, and staged one of the bloodiest massacres in Canadian history...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lacrosse: Home of the Braves | 4/30/1965 | See Source »

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