Word: finger
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...injury which Brownlee, Princeton's catcher, sustained in his finger during yesterday's game, hardly spoiled our opponents' chances of winning, as their change catcher, Shaw, the captain of the nine, proved fully equal to the trying work in the last ten innings...
...most important position - we are disposed to think that, while the struggle will be centered between Harvard, Princeton and Yale, their relative standing at the end of the year will be in the above order. A very possible contingency, however, such as a sprained arm or a broken finger might materially alter the result. - Outing for April...
...skin is called an Aesthesiometer. The degree of sensibility is measured by the distance between the points at which they can be recognized as two. The following, in millimeters, are the three shortest distances at which the two points can be distinguished: Tip of tongue, 1.1; third phalanx of finger, palmar surface, 2.3; red part of lips...
...toast is synonymous with drinking a health, for the former took its name from the custom of putting toast, nutmeg and sugar into ale. To drink supernaculum was an ancient custom in England of emptying the cup or glass and then pouring the remaining drop or two upon the finger nail; for what purpose, is not known. "To buzza one," was a term used to a person who hesitated to empty a bottle that was nearly out. "Under the Rose," a term now used for anything said confidentially at a social gathering took its rise from a custom of wearing...
...sixth inning Kimball made a home run on a long hit to right field. Harvard failed to score. In this inning Stearns caught, taking the place of Hunt, who had dislocated a finger. Amherst got a man on third in the seventh inning, but he was kept from scoring. Harvard added three more runs to her score. Allen hit to Tirrel, who fumbled the ball and allowed him to reach first, but he was caught napping at second. Willard got his base on balls, and was sent to third by Smith's two-base hit. Both came...