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Word: bitlis (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...doubt if this is correct. I have never heard it so named. It is generally referred to as "thrippence" or "thrippenny bit" and in somewhat vulgar circles as a "tizzy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 27, 1939 | 11/27/1939 | See Source »

...Prince Consort. He must be of royal blood, a Protestant, of flawless character, in perfect health. He was all that, but he also proved to have a few rather mild modern ideas. He liked cocktails, he was fond of speeding. He was said to have lost his head a bit when he suddenly found himself minus debts and with a yearly allowance of $106,000 from the Government. Her Majesty did not approve, but she was said to have softened up a bit when she became a grandmother. A girl, Beatrix, was born to the Prince and Princess in January...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NETHERLANDS: Worried Queen | 11/27/1939 | See Source »

There is very little left for any football coach to do in the last few hours of practice of the gridiron year, and Dick Harlow's task is no exception. A bit of offensive polish here and there and a few more sessions of dissecting Yale offensive and defensive tactics for the benefit of his men have been the big jobs for the Crimson mentor this week...

Author: By Donald Peddle, | Title: Harlow Adds Final Touches; Yesterday's Practice in Cage | 11/23/1939 | See Source »

...muddy field would raise havoc with complicated Harvard offensive operations, but Yale passing would obviously suffer considerably. In rain or snow, the Harlowmen should pack just a bit too much running punch for the New Haven Invaders...

Author: By D. D. P., | Title: What's His Number? | 11/23/1939 | See Source »

...Pygmalion" from his sheaf of plays for revival last year as a movie, the world may never know. We can only be glad that he picked something, and hope that he will continue. "Pygmalion" seems to have a certain timeless formula for a hit show--a beautiful girl, a bit of philosophizing, and liberal seasoning...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE PLAYGOER | 11/22/1939 | See Source »

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