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Word: drilled (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...problem, as Lunt's practiced eye saw it, was "taking the affectations of our ancestors and making them endearing." He laid out his action first with the help of some young Broadway actors. When he finally got a chance to drill the singers, he had most of their movements plotted like a minuet ("If you beat your breast, I'll kill you!"). All told, he had the cast onstage for 17 hours of instructions, cajolings and threats...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Mozart at the Met | 1/7/1952 | See Source »

...other two Elephant goals were scored by Hunt Collins and Dean Howells, while Mike Jackson played an outstanding game at the goalie spot. Pacing the Puritans with a goal and an assist was Fritz Drill. The second Winthrop goal was collected by Fran Harding...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Undefeated Elephants Edge Puritan Six, 3-2 | 12/21/1951 | See Source »

...Fritz Drill, Bob Baldwin, and George Langden sparked the Puritan powerhouse with two goals each. Dave Cabot gave assists to both Drill and Langden...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Winthrop's Sextet Whips Adams 8-1; Dudley Triumphs | 12/18/1951 | See Source »

...country round as "Chamberlain's Folly." While digging for water on his farm in 1911, William Chamberlain had hit a pocket of natural gas and got a hunch that there might be oil on his land. He sank his savings in an oil rig, the first rotary drill ever used in Alberta. The money ran out when the well was down 2,000 feet, with no sight of oil. Discouraged, Chamberlain went back to farming...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CANADA: Chamberlain's Folly | 12/17/1951 | See Source »

Winthrop's fast hockey team, led by goalie Rog Taylor, blanked Leverett yesterday 4 to 0. Scoring was spread out as George Abbot, Frank Huntington, Dave Cabot, and Fritz Drill each got credit for one goal. The Puritans' record now stands at one win and one tie. The Bunnies beat Lowell in their only other outing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Puritans Beat Bunnies 4-0; Taylor Gets First Shutout | 12/15/1951 | See Source »

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