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Word: feather (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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...should make the announcement of the establishment of such a class as I propose, it would undoubtedly call out men who have no intention of entering in the feather-weight contests. To have this plan a success, the announcement should be made in the near future, in order that the men may have an opportunity of training, which is an essential part of the duties of a successful sparrer...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/10/1889 | See Source »

...indoor meeting of the Technology athletic club will be held at the gymnasium on Exeter street on Saturday. December 22. The following events will be contested: Running and standing high jumps, fence vault, running high kick, putting the shot, tug-of-war, (600 pounds), and feather, light and middle weight sparring...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 12/12/1888 | See Source »

...watermanship of the crew is not good. The oars do not catch the water quickly enough, and the blades begin to turn before the stroke is finished. The feather is uneven. As a whole the bodo work is good. But the men do not use their legs enough and break their arms too soon. There is also a tendency to rush the recover...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Harvard University Crew. | 6/19/1888 | See Source »

...runs, notwithstanding, very smoothly, and one cannot help but be touched by the sketch of the simple, little princess, Amelia. "A Duplex Tragedy" is vivacionsly told and, barring the fact that three lives are lost in the course of the narrative, one is kept laughing at the fickle, feather-brained Frangois. The story is exceptionally bright and well worth perusal. The two poems contributed differ greatly in merit. "To a Critical Friend" is witty and original, while "College Days" is dull and the theme old. The "Brief" and reviews of several recent books conclude the number...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Advocate. | 6/12/1888 | See Source »

...final lecture in the Jefferson Laboratory course was givne last night by Dr. Whiting on the subject "Matter in Motion." Matter sometimes offers but little resistance to an impulsive force. The touch of a feather, for instance, will set in motion a carefully balanced ball weighing 20 lbs., but only when the force is slowly applied. When a force is exerted suddenly, considerable resistance is offered even by as mobile a body as air. Birds are enabled to fly only by the resistance of the air during the downward stroke of the wings. During the upward stroke, less resistance...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dr. Whiting's Lecture. | 4/14/1888 | See Source »

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