Word: chipperly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Philip Morris cigarettes). "Some words are pretty doggone hard-if I cain't pronounce them, I'll skip 'em," says Dean. "After all, as the fella said, I only went to the second grade." Helping him over the rough spots and big words is short, chipper Jack Farrell of the Yankees' publicity staff, who boasts that "I didn't get far beyond the second grade myself...
...splitting chipping guns showed serious defects in 52% of cases, but in quieter trades the rate was under 10%. ¶ Workers with poor hearing (whether they know it or not) are emotionally upset. Instead of becoming dulled to noise, they become super-sensitive to it. Said one chipper: "When I go home I want peace & quiet more than food. If my kids make a racket, I feel like whipping 'em right away." Hargrave, who wears an inconspicuous hearing aid, believes that much ear damage could be prevented if workers on noisy jobs would wear plastic ear plugs...
...showed off another product which can be used after each cup is emptied. It is the "Cory Made Maid," a 23-lb. electric dishwasher, compact enough to fit on the kitchen drainboard, cheap enough ($89.95) to undersell most existing electric models by more than 50%. With it, chipper Jim Alsdorf cockily predicted that he would revolutionize the home-dishwasher market...