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Word: braggadocian (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1927-1927
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...Braggadocians had taken Mr. Sherod from jail and brought him home. Now the scaffold was finished. Now they tied Mr. Sherod's hands and suspended him thereby from the scaffold. Now the Braggadocian guns were loaded, Braggadocian epithets flew, Braggadocian powder burned. Mr. Sherod died by writhes and jerks after a dozen bullets had passed through his dangling body. The Braggadocians smiled grimly at one another and went home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Braggadocio | 6/6/1927 | See Source »

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