Word: elbowing
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...glamor of the conference, the rich stained glass lights and solemn shadows of the fusty Royal Gallery of the House of Lords. There, in the simple garb of a gentleman, His Majesty George V, King and Emperor, Defender of the Faith, stood up with his Prime Minister at his elbow and solemnly pronounced open the Naval Conference of the Five greatest powers...
...Norwegian had two chances of landing the best punches for every chance squat Uzcudun had of staying away from them, cheered when, in the first round, Uzcudun spread his legs to keep from falling. After that Uzcudun kept his chin on Von Porat's chest and his elbows in front of his own jaw. Suddenly an elbow would straighten, a fist appear, whirl through the air, land on flesh. Paulino's prestige has been dimmed by recent drubbings handed out by Max Schmeling, Tuffy Griffiths. His victory leaves the heavyweight situation more muddled than ever...