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Word: crossbreeding (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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In the translation by Peter Green, Kessel's prose comes out as National Geographic exclamatory. Kessel has an eye and nose for Africa, from the way Masai warriors dress their hair (with red clay) to the construction of a native hut (from cow dung). But apparently he was trying...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Lass Who Loved a Lion | 6/22/1959 | See Source »

Standing on its tractor-drawn launching trailer, the Matador looks like an odd crossbreed of a jet plane and a Buck Rogers fantasy. It is long, sleek, round as a cigar, and fitted with a pair of stubby supersonic triangular wings. In its nose, the missile carries a sand-filled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMED FORCES: Atomic War Birds | 9/17/1951 | See Source »

In its defense against the trustbusters, there was no doubt that A & P had substantial public support. Since A & P had been mightily effective in bringing down the price of food, the average U.S. housewife did not need to look any farther than her pocketbook to know where she stood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Red Circle & Gold Leaf | 11/13/1950 | See Source »

Man's best friends 1307 strong pulled out of the Mechanics Building late last night after stashing away all the free chow and blue ribbons they could in two days. The occasion was the 37th annual show sponsored by the Eastern Dog Club, which attracted 80 different breeds of dogs...

Author: By Peter B. Taub, | Title: The Sporting Scene | 2/24/1950 | See Source »

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