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Word: exit (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1870-1879
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More Janitorism. JANITOR (to an unoffending Sub-Fresh., who has asked where his brother, Simpkins, '81, rooms), "Ain't 81 rooms in the buildin'. What yer givin' us, hey?" Exit, proud of having foiled his adversary. (Fact...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BREVITIES. | 11/21/1879 | See Source »

...entries within. These windows will have carved brickwork underneath, and the middle one in each triplet will be double the length of the other two, and will extend down to the floor, the lower half being flanked by carved brickwork. This extension is to furnish a ready means of exit from the entries in case of fire and the burning of the stairways. The north end will differ from the south end in having but one triplet window instead of three. Immediately above it will be the largest panel in the building, made of carved brick, with a central piece...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SEVER HALL. | 5/2/1879 | See Source »

...thus she made an exit...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A FAIR ELECTION. | 5/18/1877 | See Source »

...least we have learned both to sympathize with those who make it their business, and bow when we make our exit...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BEHIND THE SCENES. | 4/10/1874 | See Source »

...best-looking store of all, in answer to inquiries, some pink ribbon was produced, some scarlet, some maroon, some purple braid! and finally, - last hair which broke, etc., - "Would n't some of this red tape do?" Were we the victims of a prodigious joke? We made our speedy exit...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OUR COLORS. | 12/19/1873 | See Source »

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