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Word: dubya (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Danny came to the dusty little Southwestern town of Vrain as a waif. A good-natured mechanic took him in, gave him a job. The local parson worried about Danny's education, but nothing was done about it till Professor W. Winston ("Dubya-Dubya") Burlington came to town on a forensic wave of Armistice Day patriotism, took Danny under his wing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Western Sandwich | 3/29/1937 | See Source »

...Dubya-Dubya was a spellbinder but his morals were not above reproach. Still, he taught Danny several things before the law cracked down on him. Danny's next refuge was with a well-to-do rancher's family. The two sons. Hank and Steve, became his pals, the daughter his sweetheart. When the boys went back to military school, Danny went with them. And there bad blood began to brew between Danny and Steve. It came to a head when they had a finish fight. Steve won; the same day he was killed in a polo game...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Western Sandwich | 3/29/1937 | See Source »

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