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Word: cupful (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Before President Roosevelt left Newport and the America's Cup races, he shouted over the rail of the Nourmahal to newshawks, who had had some rough sailing keeping up with him: "I hear some of you boys lost your vocabularies . . . ." Presidential laughter boomed out over the water as he added: "Never mind, I'll try to find them for you on the way back...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Birthday | 10/1/1934 | See Source »

Oyster Bay, N. Y., Sept. 27--United States yachtsmen made it two straight triumphs today in their team match series with the Scottish six-meter best sailors for the British-American Cup...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Salients in the Day's News | 9/28/1934 | See Source »

Washington, Sept. 26--International golf matches for the Curtis Cup are scheduled to open here tomorrow with virtually all the women's titles represented...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: News Salients | 9/27/1934 | See Source »

Newport, R. I., Sept. 25--T. O. M. Sopwith and his sloop Endeavour lost today's America's Cup race with Harold Vanderbilt because he strayed far from the course on the second...

Author: By Henry Mclemore, UNITED PRESS STAFF CORRESPONDENT | Title: Purple Shorts Say "Go South" to "Endeavour" Seeking Course Flag | 9/26/1934 | See Source »

...know, shortly before an America's cup race starts, the "Wilhemenia" after a careful study of the winds and tides, runs up flags which, when interpreted, indicate the course for the day. For example, a yellow flag means southeast; a green one, north by south, and a pink one, south by southeast. The skippers of the competing yachts train their binoculars on these and so set their course...

Author: By Henry Mclemore, UNITED PRESS STAFF CORRESPONDENT | Title: Purple Shorts Say "Go South" to "Endeavour" Seeking Course Flag | 9/26/1934 | See Source »

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