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Word: catting (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...shoes repaired came back to the shop saying 'Oh, my goodness. My shoes were eaten by a cat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JAPAN: Puss in Boots | 6/2/1947 | See Source »

Animal Lover. In Kroonstad, South Africa, a native who was fined five shillings for stealing a cat explained to the court that he was crazy about tabbies: they were his favorite dish...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, May 12, 1947 | 5/12/1947 | See Source »

...near Los Angeles. He flew west until he was opposite the steep mountains beyond Santa Monica, which have reached for many an airplane through California fog. Turning inland, Hughes flew the plane directly toward the highest peak. The bell rang and the light flashed as soon as the radar "cat's whiskers" brushed the rising ground...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Peacetime Job | 5/12/1947 | See Source »

Twenty-three runs to the good after the opening pitch, Harry (The Cat) Ludendorf held the pawky 'Poon hitters in check until the last half of the first inning, when four sacrifices combined to give the Funnymen their two runs...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hrabious Crimeds Dine on Runcihle Poon, Detging All Predictions in 23-2 Clambake | 5/9/1947 | See Source »

Meanwhile, R. Sibley (The Cat) Ludendorf, playing manager of the CRIMSON's high-flying nine, declined to name a starting hurler from among the 23 veterans of last year's aggregation which eked out 23-2 win over the 'Poon. "I hear they have only two lettermen back," he chuckled confidently. "And you know what that means...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lampy's Woop Seeks Pluvius To Damp Crime's 23-2 Reign | 5/7/1947 | See Source »

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