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Word: cussing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Gailmont last December. Much puzzled by the metamorphic career of Aknahton, racing enthusiasts found out no more about him until last week when E. Phocion Howard, publisher of the lively racing weekly New York Press, printed an interview with one Paddy Barrie, whom he described as "an engaging little cuss." Paddy Barrie, an ex-jockey of Scotch extraction who professed to have ridden in two Grand Nationals and to have collaborated on newspaper articles with the late Author Edgar Wallace, told all about the dyeing of Aknahton, gave out valuable hints on "ringing'' in general...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Alias Aknahton | 3/21/1932 | See Source »

...Come in! Come in!" cried the Senator. ''The doctor says what I need is someone to cuss the cussedness out of me and you're just the man to do it. So cut loose. I'm to get up next week, doctor or no doctor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: Death of Caraway | 11/16/1931 | See Source »

While motorists made a twelve-mile detour to another bridge, the Texas Rangers under mighty Captain Tom Hickman answered Governor Murray's criticism that "all they can do is cuss and shoot craps" with a public demonstration of their marksmanship. Captain Hickman shooting from the hip hit 18 out of 20 matches at 50 ft. Ranger Goss, firing his pistol upside down, split a playing card...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Red River War | 8/3/1931 | See Source »

...kistomary to cuss the bride...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: Sep. 8, 1930 | 9/8/1930 | See Source »

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