Word: cheered
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...round he holds up his bat invitingly. "Jump!" he says; and the danger-stricken man hangs from the eaves, swings, lets go, is caught in the meshes of the bat, tossed up, caught by the next man below, and reaches the ground, dizzy, but alive and unhurt. A tremendous cheer greets the rescued...
...young men (being all spoiled children, they call themselves the S. Poils Society) over the shortcomings of their fellow-men (cribbing, cutting, etc.). This was getting too depressing to stand. I was not a pessimist then, and had no sympathy with this idea of total degeneration. I endeavored to cheer up by warbling "Landlord, fill the flowing bowl," but, as I don't sing, the result was n't encouraging. Without a word of remonstrance I left the room...
...Class will reassemble in front of Holworthy Hall, march through the Yard, cheer the Buildings, and go through the usual exercises at the Tree, where the Class Song will be sung...
...maiden dear, be kind, and cheer...
...being apparently satisfied, by what they saw in our papers, that they would either gain an easy victory or not have to row. Their weights, as printed in the Advocate, gave a somewhat false impression, as they were all weighed in their clothes. All this certainly ought to cheer our crew as to the result of the race, if race there...