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Word: bowin (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Usage:

Much as it has meant to the community, the citizens are even prouder of the fact that the convention has become a famous oasis for folk buffs, talent scouts, and people who just like to hear some fancy bowin' and pickin'. In fact, Union Grovers are beginning to believe that a special providence watches over the event. Founder H. P. Van Hoy, now 81, recalls that it rained on the opening session 44 years ago, but "there hasn't been a drop of rain on any convention since. If that doesn't mean the Lord...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Country Music: Oasis for Fiddlin' Buffs | 4/26/1968 | See Source »

...life "like traffic through a tunnel." Typical of the show's erratic focus is Joe's response when he finally loses Lorna. He and the chorus launch not into a lover's lament but a rousing, anvil-hard hymn of civil righteousness: "I ain't bowin' down no more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Blues for Mr. Wellington | 10/30/1964 | See Source »

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