Word: chowed
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Harkness Commons has two serving lines so it will not resemble an army chow line, students learned at a Dunster House Forum last night. The choice between two food lines breaks veterans' associations with the old army life and avoids crowding, architects felt when they designed the Hall...
...beds. The mess hall for each company consisted of a leanto, two large pots, a meat ax, a couple of knives and some ladles. Bread and bean soup, liberally dosed with olive oil, is the main diet. Yet no one ever hears a Greek soldier complaining of the chow. Most of the men never had it so good. Corporal Elias Papadopoulos is a 25-year-old farmer from the island of Chios, a veteran of the Vitsi and Grammos campaigns. I asked him if he thought the Greek army had improved. Said he: "Sir, the Greek army is good...
Twenty to 30 rounds of high-velocity shells whistled over the ford, toward the marines advancing from the south and the ist Cavalry's tankers. A chow line around the ist Cavalry armor abruptly disappeared as the men climbed in and buttoned up. In the marine area the cry for a medical corpsman was heard, and dirt began to fly from entrenching tools...
...socialism. An old lady said her dog would be the first to lay down his life for the boys in Korea, but she opposed the bill anyway. The audience took over. A crone, all wrapped up in a raccoon coat, stepped up to the podium, dragging her unbathed chow behind her. After she had her say, another woman stated that she represented the Boston Cat Club. The chairman asked how many were against the bill, and all the ladies rose, waving their arms. A crowd surged to the podium. "I think this bill is undemocratic, un-American, and composed...
Partners in Crime. In Oklahoma City, in a robbery attempt, an armed thug and his helpful black, chow dog beat and bit Gas Station Attendant Earl Noseff...