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Word: basher (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Street of Sin. Basher Bill seizes an egg, bashes it against his own forehead, rips off the shell, swallows the nutritious portion whole. He grabs another, and another,-until he has consumed twelve (12) eggs. The eggs are hardboiled; so is Basher Bill as played by Emil ("Slow Motion") Jannings. Paramount's publicity man swears that Mr. Jannings actually ate those twelve eggs. Well, good for him; for there is little else to egg one on in The Street of Sin. Basher Bill lives in the slums of London with a blonde harlot who loves him. His occasional business...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures Jun. 18, 1928 | 6/18/1928 | See Source »

...Opposing side is given two free throws at the basket, if the player who is bashed, was shooting for a basket. The basher may be banished from the game by the referee...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Evening This Week: Answers To No. 5 | 3/21/1927 | See Source »

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