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Word: bucket (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Beanpot, however, has proved a godsend for B.U. In 1974, the Terriers stunned B.C. when Neil Burns canned a game-winning bucket at the buzzer and went on to become the tourney's MVP. The 6'5" Burns is the senior co-captain of this year's B.U. quintet and has been the scourge of the opposition coming into the Beanpot, shooting a fiery 55 per cent from the floor...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: Cagers Host B.C. Eagles In Annual Beanpot Clash | 1/13/1976 | See Source »

Fine fed Carey for a layup, took a pass from Jonas Honick after a steal for a bucket of his own, and stole Dartmouth's inbound pass. He then returned the favor and passed the ball to Honick, who sent home a jump shot to cut the lead to three...

Author: By David Clarke, | Title: Big Green Whips Cagers, 86-75; Ivy Opener a Disappointment | 12/18/1975 | See Source »

Realizing her error, she changed direction before scoring a Radcliffe bucket and sheepishly started what must have been a long trip back upcourt...

Author: By John Blondel, | Title: 'Cliffe Cagers Explode in Second Half, Storm Over Wheaton Quintet, 50-40 | 12/12/1975 | See Source »

Have you heard the one about the dog with a bucket of hot water who chased two people riding on a tandem bicycle? Do you know why Lucky Pierre is a sui generis joke in English-language humor, or why the gag whose punchline is "Don't make any waves" is one of America's favorites...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Japes of Wrath | 11/10/1975 | See Source »

Quint, the shark catcher, initially dismisses his partners' charges of divine intelligence or beauty as hogwash. "Don't make him out to be more than he is. He's just a dumb garbage bucket." But as the chase goes on, he finds himself more drawn to the fish, almost hypnotized into the death duel. "Brody saw fever in Quint's face--a heat that lit up his dark eyes, an intensity that drew his lips back from his teeth in a crooked smile, an anticipation that strummed the sinews in his neck and whitened his knuckles." To Quint the fish...

Author: By Irene Lacher, | Title: Tooth Decay | 8/5/1975 | See Source »

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