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Word: caked (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...their own hustings, mostly to lecture at the three universities in the neighborhood: Duke, North Carolina and North Carolina State. Then he taps out a memo: "Lost. Alice has asked us all to check whether her thin black-handled Henckels knife went home by mistake on a cake platter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In North Carolina: Corn Bread and Great Ideas | 5/14/1979 | See Source »

Round one--the pies simply graze the ankles of the two participants. The crowd groans in obvious dismay. The second about is more satisfying, with pies be-purpling the chemises of both Miss Markof-Belaeff and Mr. Holmes. However, round three takes the cake (so to speak), when both participants approach within a foot of each other and boldly smush a pie in the other's face...

Author: By Mary G. Gotschall, | Title: The Dawn Duel: Blueberries At Ten Paces | 5/11/1979 | See Source »

After the men's tennis match with Columbia Saturday, the Harvard team members sat in coach Dave Fish's office stuffing their faces with rich brownies and sumptious chocolate cake that had been birthday gifts to Fish. But it was earlier in the day that Fish received the present he really wanted: his squad crushed Columbia, 7-2, on the Soldiers Field courts...

Author: By Stephen A. Herzenberg, | Title: Netmen Crush Columbia In 7-2 Weekend Triumph | 4/23/1979 | See Source »

...chocolate cake was good after it warmed up--creamy frosting and fresh cake. And the strawberry cheesecake was lemony and a bit crumbly, but basically fine except for a mysterious layer of sponge cake...

Author: By William E. Mckibben and Nell Scovell, S | Title: Nice Try | 4/19/1979 | See Source »

...game singles margin was merely icing on the cake since Harvard swept the doubles. Pompan and Chaikovsky at number one pasted Davidson and Schmucker, 6-2, 6-3. What coach Dave Fish called Chaikovsky's "playmaking" shots, complemented the fierce forehand and backhand winners of Pompan to leave Davidson and Schmucker almost helpless...

Author: By Stephen A. Herzenberg, | Title: Netmen Trounce Penn State As Chaikovsky, Pompan Star | 4/14/1979 | See Source »

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