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Word: croaker (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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PROGRESSIVE BUTTERFISH: Member of the croaker family. Changes shape unpredictably. Feeds on Black Sea caviar, apparently without knowing what he is eating. Travels upstream to lay eggs on public platforms...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: HUNGRY FOR THE HOOK | 11/1/1948 | See Source »

...Bayou Croaker...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: At Last! | 5/6/1946 | See Source »

...wavering Los Angeles City News Service, saw it waver still more when she was unable to staff it with experienced newsgatherers. Last week, tired, ailing, beaten for the first time, she announced she would shut up shop on Armistice Day. Said she: "I was having a talk with my croaker the other day. He says, 'Florabel, your ticker ain't worth a pot in hell-you take it easy.' So I guess I will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Florabel | 11/13/1944 | See Source »

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