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Word: feathering (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...There, over there," says Baker. "That's a hen feather. It's easy to tell hens from gobblers. The gobblers are blacker and have beards. You need any toilet paper, let me know," he says, carefully producing about a dozen neatly folded sheets. "I never come out here without it. Amazing, isn't it, a real challenge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Playing for the Edge | 2/13/1989 | See Source »

Intangibles: Beating Penn would be a feather in the Crimson's battered cap. It would mean, as running back Jim Reidy said last week, that the Crimson belonged in the title hunt this year. Last time Harvard travelled to Philadelphia, it fell, 17-10, with a mediocre team. That Penn team went on to post a 10-0 record. Is another close game in the works...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Scouting Report | 11/12/1988 | See Source »

Others saw Morris' virus as a feather inHarvard's computing cap. One graduate student, whodeclined to be named said, "I was glad it startedat Harvard, because I thought it was an MITprank...

Author: By Madhavi Sunder, | Title: Harvard Had First Chance To Stop Damaging 'Virus' | 11/7/1988 | See Source »

...fierce competition, Dobre and Silivas are pals who share a passion for pop music and food treats. Dobre has a weakness for ice cream; Silivas' tastes run to schnitzel and fries. As the strict training regimen expressly forbids the distraction of boyfriends, they liven their evenings with goose-feather pillow fights and what Head Coach Adrian Goreac cheerfully calls "talk, talk, talk." They are avid readers of adventure books. Dobre, a mischief-maker who collects dolls, favors fictional heroes who "fight all obstacles to reach their aims." Silivas, a quiet and intelligent girl, prefers a stately knight who "is always...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympics: Sprite Fight | 9/19/1988 | See Source »

...nice feather in your cap when speaking to other universities to say Harvard went ahead and had them installed," Collins said. He said his company also markets shampoo and deoderant dispensers to hotels. "It's kind of strange bed-couples there," he said...

Author: By Joseph R. Palmore, | Title: Condom Machines to Be Installed In Houses, Freshman Union Today | 5/20/1988 | See Source »

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